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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Lost Again
Asked about how we should continue our walk, A wanted to visit ‘the limestone on the way back from Arnside‘. She was thinking of our weekend walk last summer. It occurred to me that I could fulfil that wish and … Continue reading
Posted in Eaves Wood, Friends, Leaves, Limestone Pavement, Walking, Wildflowers
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March Many Weathers
True to form, March has brought windy and changeable weather. Snow had been forecast for this weekend, but in the event we had one very sharp frost and a couple of cold bright spring days. Yesterday afternoon, A and I, … Continue reading
Posted in Eaves Wood, Friends, Walking
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The God of Small Things
A very hairy moss on a wall on Humphrey Head You could spend a lifetime studying a hedgerow or a pond. Roger Deakin Notes from Walnut Tree Farm A man looking at reality brings his own limitations to the world. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Friends
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Not Peak-Bagging II
On Sunday morning we drove down to Inverarnan just north of Loch Lomond. We had intended to park in Glen Falloch as near as possible to the start of a hydro track, but couldn’t find anywhere to stick three cars. … Continue reading
Not Peak-Bagging I
River Fillan Just back after a two day pass out to do some walking and catch up with some old friends. So how many peaks did I ‘bag’? Well….none. We were based, for the fourth year running, at the Ben … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Mountains, Sculpture, Trees, Walking, Weather, Wildflowers
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A Shrine and a Mine?
A late afternoon stroll to the Cove and across the Lots for all the family. Our walk to the Cove is enlivened by the spectacle of two teenage girls trying rather half-heartedly to get a halter onto a reluctant small … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, The Cove, Trees, Walking
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Blackbird Bathing
I’ve spent a lot of time at home of late, and have really enjoyed the birds in the garden – robins, chaffinchs, blue tits, great tits, goldfinches, goldcrests, bullfinches, coal tits…. The bird bath has been more busy than usual … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
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Humphrey Head
From Humphrey Head across the foreshore and the estuary to Arnside Knott Where does riverbank end and coastline begin? Trace the course of the River Kent on a map and you’ll see it flow past the caravan park at Low … Continue reading
Posted in River Kent, Trees, Walking
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Bowston to Beckmickle Ing and Back
On Tuesday afternoon I found myself at a loose end in Kendal, with the sun shining and an hour to kill. I’d just emerged from an airless hour-and-a-half in waiting rooms and a consulting room in the Westmorland General, where … Continue reading
Posted in River Kent, Trees, Walking
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The Cloven Ash and Coldwell Lime Works
Sunday afternoon saw me and the nipper… …on a short spree to the edge of Silverdale Moss. One reason for coming this way was to check on the progress of this ash… …which has a huge crack running right … Continue reading
