This is the final part to this ‘series’. The final day with Red Cloud Days Photography course was better then the first day. We were taken out to Wollaton Hall & Deer Park. The weather had cleared up a little, stopped raining and was even a little warmer then it was on Saturday, much the relief of everyone in the class. There would be no need for the waterproofs I’d bought the day before
The intrepid explorers in the class and our fearless leader set out into the park
To carry on reading the rest of this post go ahead and click the link .. I’ve split this as it’s gonna be rather big for the front page of the blog. BTW, click on any photo to go to Flickr to see it in a bigger size. I’ve only kept the size down for faster load times.
Well, finished day 1 of the Red Cloud Days Photography course. So far I’m pretty impressed. Simon Bolton, the instructor is quite good, sometimes the… Read More »Photography – part 2
We’ve now been in Fredericton, NB for nearly a week now. Only one more day before we pull out and head back to Ontario again. It’s been a good week here and Nana Shirley has had a great time with the kids. The kids have been staying with her in her condo while Yuki and I stayed in the guest suite they have in the building. It’s been so nice for us not to have to wake up to the kids each morning hahah not sure Nana Shirley can say the same thing though 🙂 Mind you, she does have “Minnie” her little dog that needs to get up every morning about 5 for a walk outside.
I must get some more pics of the girls with Minnie as well.. but she’s pretty skittish of the kids (and adults too really).
Continue reading to see about the trip to St Andrews…. (photos from the day are in Canada – 2010 – Group 3.
Well that’s what I’ve been doing, well trying to when I get the time. I’ve been managing to get out a couple days a week at lunch time when time and weather permits. I’ve been keeping a walking log which shows the route I’ve walked and distances as well as a my total walking distance. You can see the spreadsheet by CLICKING HERE.
On May 1st I managed to get a few hours to get out alone and go walking. I’d planned a 3.5mi walk but it turned out to be a 5.5 mile walk. What a great place to go walking. There were two separate wooded area’s. Once was Archers Wood
About this wood
Parts of Archer’s Wood are believed to be remnants of the original British wildwood, a ditch and bank in the northern section is a scheduled ancient monument and, true to its name the wood was a sanctuary for highwaymen. Even today you look to the north and imagine a 14th century Cistercian monastic grange that once stood there. Flat and easy to access, the site is dominated by oak, ash and field maple and served by a figure-of-eight network of rides so it’s great for gentle walks. Be sure to stroll along the main ride to spot the rare and beautiful wild service tree – and look out for foxes, woodpeckers and nuthatches.
A woodland gem in England’s least-wooded county, expansive, impressive Aversley Wood is well worth the steep trek (sometimes boggy in winter) required to reach it. Believed to date back to the Ice Age, it is one of Cambridgeshire’s largest ancient woodland sites and a full tour is not for the faint-hearted – but very rewarding, with impressive fenland views.
You can see the full route of the walk with notes along the way by going to www.stepwhere.com. I’ve been using this site for storing and planning my recent walks. You can see all my public walks by going to my user name, M1XZG. The process I’ve been doing with the site is planning the walk online and loading the track onto my GPS, then, when I’m out walking I record the actual track I walk and upload that to www.stepwhere.com.
To see some photos from the walk of the woods you can CLICK HERE for my www.flickr.com gallery. Here are a couple of the photos.
If you get out walking why not share your routes? Also, why not check out www.walkingforum.co.uk – it’s a fantastic site for all manner of walking discussions.
Wow, I’ve just looked at my blog and haven’t posted anything since Nov 2009?! ? WTF is that all about anyhow? Lets see, what’s happened… Read More »Long time no post..
