Monday, September 30, 2013

Back on the trail after odd patch

IT'S been an odd couple of weeks. There was no phone line for a quite a while – and as a consequence no internet – because of a fault on the part of the provider. It was a strange feeling of being cut-off. We’ve become so used to having these forms of communication. Also, writing a blog acts as a motivator. You can do that, of course, whether or not you have the internet. But it feels ‘unfinished’ if you can’t upload your post.
Rainwater seen
 from the ground up!


Coupled with a busy schedule, the walking has taken a bit of a battering. It’s been rather sporadic, and I have not done as much as I would have liked.  I need to review commitments and see how walking time can be fitted in!

The weather’s been more changeable, which has added some welcome variety. One or two mornings it's not been raining, but quite wet, with puddles everywhere. Now leaves are beginning to fall, and there are also unopened horse chestnuts and small apples on the ground.This morning was pleasant. It was dark when I set of at around 06.15 and quite mild. I aimed for a half hour walk.
No, not a flood - just a worm's eye view
of a puddle.

I prefer a circular route to a straight one, and today's excursion was a mix of the two – if such as thing’s possible. My outward route included a lane I had not incorporated before, so I had to double back along that on the return journey – that was the straight bit! Instead of simply following the same route all the way back, however, I varied it, to add a sort of a circle.

If you had to draw the route, it would look like one of those cartoon snakes that swallows a large object – two thin ends, and a big blob in the middle!



Stats record - with number of steps added.






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