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- CF: 2001, 02, 04, 14. Ourense to Santiago 2019.
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And such a beautiful dog! Hope the knee came home in good form!Took my new knee up the top of the local track for the first time since the op 6 weeks ago. Perfect chilly late winter meets early spring.
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Thankyou for this post. I wanted to hit more than one reaction here. All of them gave me such a joyful/sunny hit to my being.…ambling along ridges and valleys to a prairie where les orchidées spike. Water lillies, wild grasses, trilling birds, the tail-end of a hare.
Map: Église St-Jean-de-Balerme via Pech-de-Plat to a shady hollow (9 .5 kms)
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Église St-Jean-de-Balerme is a rather beautiful romanesque church dating from 11th to 15th centuries. Pilgrims sometimes passed by there, long ago, fording the river Lot, taking a ferry or traversing the bridge at Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Here is a selection of photos, contacts and information which I have put together for those interested: Resource: Église St-Jean-de-Balerme (login to download)
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Lovingkindness
Wow - ‘homely’ is definitely not how I see it.walking in my homely area.
Nice winter weather today, walking in my homely area.
This sent me to the dictionary...Wow - ‘homely’ is definitely not how I see it.
It’s beautiful..
Yes IcacosThis sent me to the dictionary...
homely
1. North American: (of a person) unattractive in appearance
2. British: (of a place or surroundings) simple but cosy and comfortable, as in one’s own home.
I didn’t know that.
You're welcome! Thanks for the commentThankyou for this post. I wanted to hit more than one reaction here. All of them gave me such a joyful/sunny hit to my being.
I posted before attaching it! Can you see it now? I agree totally about losing him too soon. You know, this life is beautiful, for those who have the luxury of a lens that is not cracked...Gee Kirkie ,
You are getting a lot out of walks. Your memories conjure more pictures in my brain. (The sounds of the ghost of the past ..)
I feel like I’m in the same page as you regarding the John Denver song. I started singing the words ... I happen to have his CD playing in my car with that song on it - so it’s quite fresh in my mind. The world lost him too young.
BTw. Are you having trouble attaching the article you mentioned ?
Come again...would love to meet you!Gee Kirkie ,
You are getting a lot out of walks. Your memories conjure more pictures in my brain. (The sounds of the ghost of the past ..)
I feel like I’m in the same page as you regarding the John Denver song. I started singing the words ... I happen to have his CD playing in my car with that song on it - so it’s quite fresh in my mind. The world lost him too young.
Edit- Your article is now attached.
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Great memories of Dublin. I loved my time visiting friends in Ireland.
thanks
Fabulous!My favourite 8km door to door circular. Woods, hills, river, no tarmac, dazzling sun, a flurry of snow, no other humans - what more can life offer? ("c'est de vents, de pluies, de neiges, de soleils, de montagnes, de fleuves, et de forêts: les vraies richesses de l'homme" - Jean Giono).
I just finished a 3 day, 55km hike in SE Queensland. First time since late 2017 Camino I have broken out the full backpack and lumped 11kgs of gear (we thought camping would be a good idea!) as its been day packs these past few years. Day 1 (20kms) was brutal in 30 degree heat. Easy to forget that a full backpack makes for hard work.
My favourite 8km door to door circular.
Reminds me of a little vocabulary lesson I got on the Camino Olvidado planning thread. Apparently “pavement” means “sidewalk” in the UK, so when I (in the US) wrote that there was an 18 km stretch on “pavement”, someone thought I meant on sidewalks rather than actually on the road. So many ways to make mistakes in your native language!
Or ... as it is Norway, homely could be how one attempts to translate the Norwegian word hjemlig into English ... maybe a word that does not translate so easily.I did know that., but after I posted my comment I als did wonder if it may be a ‘typo and meant to be ‘home’ area. ? But whatever word. (Home or homely) - it is glorious. We don’t get to see much snow over here.
As George Bernard Shaw said: "England and America are two countries separated by a common language"Reminds me of a little vocabulary lesson I got on the Camino Olvidado planning thread. Apparently “pavement” means “sidewalk” in the UK, so when I (in the US) wrote that there was an 18 km stretch on “pavement”, someone thought I meant on sidewalks rather than actually on the road. So many ways to make mistakes in your native language!
Not really mistakes I supposeReminds me of a little vocabulary lesson I got on the Camino Olvidado planning thread. Apparently “pavement” means “sidewalk” in the UK, so when I (in the US) wrote that there was an 18 km stretch on “pavement”, someone thought I meant on sidewalks rather than actually on the road. So many ways to make mistakes in your native language!
And quiet and quite.Not really mistakes I suppose
different words for the same thing ....eg.hamburger/beef burger
In the USA it’s a hamburger but there’s no ham in it!!
in the UK there’s beef in the beef burger
there are so many examples of these differences ...although I can’t quiet recall them right now
even spellings ...eg...neighbour./neighbor....jewellery/jewlery.
al in all ...just little differences I guess
IcacosAnd quiet and quite.Sorry, I’m sure that‘s autocorrect, but I just can‘t resist It.
Your’s was a harmless error, but autocorrect can be a beast sometimes. I was horrified at what I almost inadvertently posted on the forum a while back.Icacos
well spotted!,
i blame the iPad ..well not really....my. eyes then, but definitely myself for not checking the spelling
although I’m generally a quiet person(not) ..I’m now quite sure that I’ll be checking my spellings in future!,
Even in your reply, the blessed ? Keyboard beat you at your own game. I have just got a new keyboard for my ipad - the previous one looked as if it had been chewed by the family dog. We have no dog. I see that the next thing I will do, after sending this, is to find out how to eliminate predictive text from this device...Your’s was a harmless error, but autocorrect can be a beast sometimes. I was horrified at what I almost inadvertently posted on the forum a while back.
I wish I would be so fortunate as you.My favourite 8km door to door circular. Woods, hills, river, no tarmac, dazzling sun, a flurry of snow, no other humans - what more can life offer? ("c'est de vents, de pluies, de neiges, de soleils, de montagnes, de fleuves, et de forêts: les vraies richesses de l'homme" - Jean Giono).
Yes!!!!10 km city Camino. There’s beauty everywhere if you want to see it.
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I like your photo!A pleasant afternoon hike on the edge of the Scottish Highlands to welcome in the New Year. Rather like The Shire of Tolkein fame. View attachment 90371
Try to walk the other way...Why does it seem to me that the finish line keeps moving further and further away? Spain feels like it is very, very far away today.
Two years ago, I took a train trip across my country (something that was fifty years in the making). Only afterwards did I read of a suggestion that such a trip be undertaken in the winter, when the trees are bare and one can see the view through them. Your fourth picture has reminded me of that.Some more pictures from the last few days
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I smile every time I see this.
Beautiful light Sabine. And the curve in that lovely tree! Somehow it was drawn to change it's path.Evening walk to my avatar. Blossomtime means high season in this region. Even in Covidtimes when all the pubs are closed.
But very quiet when everyone drove home.
Hi @Mark Day, I would love to be where you are, walking the Jurassic Coastline. It's been on my wish list for years. Looking forward to seeing more photos.Yesterday was the first day of a week in Dorset. First walk was ftom Lyme Regis to Seaton and back, about 15 miles in total wit lots of ups and downs. Weather was beautiful.
Stunning!Today's walk was from Sidmouth to Budleigh Salterton and back.
This is a huge problem. We may save ourselves from covid, but look what we do to the other inhabitants of the planet.The last few days on my walks I've started to count and pick up discarded masks - the pandemic litter problem.
Thanks for the link to this story Laurie. The most recent way that we humans are so destructive to our planet. Of the 25 I found today, 5 were reusable cloth masks. Because we need them, I wonder if many are being dropped accidentally - dropping out of people's pockets or off the one ear they're dangling from when not being worn.This is a huge problem. We may save ourselves from covid, but look what we do to the other inhabitants of the planet.
I wonder if many are being dropped accidentally - dropping out of people's pockets or off the one ear they're dangling from when not being worn.
I went down memory lane ten years ago when visiting the state I lived in as a girl. I parked at our old house and walked to my grade school several blocks away, reliving those memories. When I arrived at the school, it had been torn down and a seniors' nursing home built in its place.The bungalow is where my sixth grade class was many moons ago
Delightful! Have a nice day.Walking along a calm morning path at sunrise by the river, serenaded by a song sparrow and stopping to watch a squirrel eat the buds of an (I think) Alder shrub.
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