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Quote of the day:
“O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers”
– Anne Brontë
Forage in May for:
Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Dandelions
Tag Archives: walking
A Life of Walks – Sadie (2007 – 2021)
There’s a dog-sized hole in my heart. Our lovely, crazy labradoodle, Sadie, had to be taken to the vet last Friday with sudden hip failure and there was only one option to take. We are still coming to terms with … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Sadie and the Quarry in Summer
Posted in Sadie, Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, Chalk quarry, clunch pit, countryside, dogs, Labradoodle, Photography, Sadie, walking, Wildflowers
12 Comments
Walk with me – Chalk quarries and ridges
As I ate my twelve grapes to the bongs of Big Ben marking the outgoing year, as 2020 slipped into 2021, my only New Year’s resolution was to get out more and walk. Nine months of Lockdowns and restrictions may … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Walks
Tagged Cambridgeshire, chalk, Photography, Quarries, walking, Walks
16 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Looking up
Posted in Trees, Walks, Wordless
Tagged Beech woods, countryside, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Photography, Therfield Heath, Trees, walking, Walks
12 Comments
Through mud and water to a Gothic Tower
Yesterday we left the younger generation in their beds to take our traditional New Year’s Day walk around Wimpole Park and up to the Folly. The previous night’s heavy rain ensured that it was a muddy affair from start to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Out and about, Walks, Wimpole Hall, Winter
Tagged Capability Brown, Chinese bridge, Folly, Gothic Tower, Johnson's Hill, landscape, mud, nature, Photography, rambles, restoration work, walking, Walks, Wimpole, Wimpole Estate
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