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Take away the windmill and it could almost be pictures from my neck of the woods in northern Illinois. The big difference is in the charming villages you have in Belgium, that we do not really have here.Today we made a 15K walk and both of us left home with the wrong legs...
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'wrong legs'??Today we made a 15K walk and both of us left home with the wrong legs...
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Today we made a 15K walk and both of us left home with the wrong legs...
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Take away the windmill and it could almost be pictures from my neck of the woods in northern Illinois. The big difference is in the charming villages you have in Belgium, that we do not really have here.
Balen it is.Around Retie?
Wrong legs as in "it was hard to walk our normal pace". Heavy legs...'wrong legs'??
I spy @SabineP 's avatar!!Guess where we walked today
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Your comment reminded me of a fascinating interview I heard with a famous Thames “mudlarker.” I guess you don’t need a permit to look for fossils!Not much walking today a stroll along the beach from Lyme Regis to Charmouth looking for fossils
Were we that close to a good cup of distance proof coffee? Next time maybe...Oh my @Koidream : that is literally around the corner!
Hope you enjoyed it?
Btw did you photoshop out the crowd in the picture of the church ...Or were you lucky and no other people?
Next time do stop for a social distance proof coffee....
Were we that close to a good cup of distance proof coffee? Next time maybe...
No photoshop in my pics, just waited long enough for the crowd to get aside. Yelling... "snake", sometimes helps
Look inside "your" Doorkijkkerk" and you can see there are two that didn't want to move, not even after "Snake inside the church"
Love Loon and it's fields, walking routes and so much more. We have been there a million times (can be a few less, but not much).
SC,As we're in the mid-point of the cherry blossom season in NJ, I'm reminded of Matsuo Basho's haiku which makes my daily walks in my neighborhood and local parks enchanting & contemplative:
How many, many things
They call to mind
These cherry-blossoms!
(Samazama no/koto omoidasu/sakura kana)
The cherry blossoms also inspired me to write this piece.
Walking the Mountains to the Murray Rail Trail, in Australia's high country (not an oxymoron!) last week. Alpacas do well here, a very large tree, billabong, peppers at Brown Bros Winery, walking through bush bush, water, high country, vineyard, autumn colour.
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mspath,SC,
Thank you for sharing your essay; may we all find comfort. ..When I was a very, very young my grandmother greatly enjoyed taking me to see cherry blossoms in Branch Brook Park.
Brown Brothers vineyard restaurant garden. I don’t recall the red one being particularly hot. They have a wonderful herb and vegetable garden and a talented chef, very innovative.And where did the pimientos de padrón come from???? Did you eat the red one?
Here are a few pictures I took during my walk at Branch Brook Park earlier this morning.mspath,
What a small world! I don't from live far from Branch Brook Park, and make it a ritual to see the cherry blossoms every year. Actually we plan on visitng it today to the see the late-blooming Kwanzans which are in their full glories now. Many thanks. Best
Alfriston is beautifulAn undulating walk from the hamlet of Southease to the 7 sisters bus stop..20km.
a bright sunny day With a biting wind coming from the North and swirling around towards us.
A lovely little church dating from 966AD.
2 picturesque thatched houses
the Southease youth hostel just before the climb onto the Downs was closed due to COVID as was the cafe there
generally a very scenic walk before we reached the village of Alfriston hidden in the valley below
cafes, pubs, all closed so on we went over the fields between two rivers
A forest near the end with a few sets of stairs which nearly did me in!!
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Wow, are churches in England routinely left open unattended or was there someone there?A lovely little church dating from 966AD.
I remember when I took my parents to Ireland for their 50th wedding anniversary, we were told that thatched houses had become extinct (or almost so) in no small part because of fire insurance prices. I imagine this is the same in your neck of the woods?2 picturesque thatched houses
So, Annette take this as my request for some Alfriston photos the next time you are there!Alfriston is beautiful
Yes it is a lovely little placeAlfriston is beautiful
Hi LaurieWow, are churches in England routinely left open unattended or was there someone there?
I remember when I took my parents to Ireland for their 50th wedding anniversary, we were told that thatched houses had become extinct (or almost so) in no small part because of fire insurance prices. I imagine this is the same in your neck of the woods?
So, Annette take this as my request for some Alfriston photos the next time you are there!
Kon'nichiwa @Gadflyparexcellence!As we're in the mid-point of the cherry blossom season in NJ, I'm reminded of Matsuo Basho's haiku which makes my daily walks in my neighborhood and local parks enchanting & contemplative:
How many, many things
They call to mind
These cherry-blossoms!
(Samazama no/koto omoidasu/sakura kana)
The cherry blossoms also inspired me to write this piece.
No I didn't know about the book. I'll definitely check it out. Many thanks for bringing it to our attention.Kon'nichiwa @Gadflyparexcellence!
I have just finished reading a rather lovely story by the japanese writer, Durian Sukegawa in which cherry blossoms and the passing seasons feature. Your photos add to this pleasure. Perhaps you know the book? : あん An . I read it in French: 'Les Délices de Tokyo'. There is an english translation, also.
'Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change... Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship.'
Cheers
Lovingkindness
They are not only day tourists. A week ago a new Geocaching trail was published here (see my trail picture, that's the geocache tour ), and that brings a lot of geocachers, especially the first weeks......Already lots of daytourists underway but I was able to find some quiet roads...
They are not only day tourists. A week ago a new Geocaching trail was published here (see my trail picture, that's the geocache tour ), and that brings a lot of geocachers, especially the first weeks...
We Illinoisans may have more units of local government than any other state in the US, but we wouldn’t have anywhere near the glorious natural space preserved if we didn’t have that separate taxing body called the County Forest Preserve! In our county, last year we voted to increase our forest preserve’s taxing levy, and we are looking forward to seeing what natural delights they have in store for us.A new County Forest Preserve
A bit more info if you are interested, Laurie.We Illinoisans may have more units of local government than any other state in the US, but we wouldn’t have anywhere near the glorious natural space preserved if we didn’t have that separate taxing body called the County Forest Preserve! In our county, last year we voted to increase our forest preserve’s taxing levy, and we are looking forward to seeing what natural delights they have in store for us.
Beautiful place, @Camino Chrissy!
WHAT??? 44 preserve sites?! Champaign County has five! And our county is about twice the size of yours. No fair! How many of those preserves have you visited, @Camino Chrissy?A bit more info if you are interested, Laurie.
R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve unveiled
The 43 Forest Preserves of Winnebago County officially grew by one on Monday when forest preserves officials...www.rrstar.com
I've never thought about it before. I'll take "inventory" and get back to you later. If it's any consolation, they are not all huge.WHAT??? 44 preserve sites?! Champaign County has five! And our county is about twice the size of yours. No fair! How many of those preserves have you visited, @Camino Chrissy?
I inspected the nice tri-fold map of our county forest preserves and I have been to 28 of them, some many many times. I also count 8 public nature parks on the map that I have frequented over the years.WHAT??? 44 preserve sites?! Champaign County has five! And our county is about twice the size of yours. No fair! How many of those preserves have you visited, @Camino Chrissy?
Well, that suggests 16 nice day trips for you before the pandemic loosens its grip!I inspected the nice tri-fold map of our county forest preserves and I have been to 28 of them,
On the Belgian-Dutch border, there is a beautiful piece of nature of almost 600 ha. That's 6,000,000 square meters.
And that is the place where we stayed today, one with nature ...
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On the first collage, you can see the border pole. I walked around it 7 times, that's also half the times I crossed the border...Well , did you actually cross the border?
If so ..quarantaine now...
A brilliant circuit mostly through parks and countryside and all within spitting distance of LondonBack from Lyme Regis so decided to start the London Loop a 150 mile circular walk around London. My first day walk was from Erith to Sidcup, 13 miles.
I love rotating wind art creations, and think I see one in your last picture.
I love rotating wind art creations, and think I see one in your last picture.
I happened to look at your pictures - before I read what you had written - and was immediately reminded of the fascinating book I read recently by Lara Maiklen, Mudlark: In Search of London’s Past. And then I read what you had written! It is such a delight to see your pictures ... taken at low tide!! Thank you so much.Walking and mudlarking on and by the River Thames, for the first time in over a year. A nice low Spring tide and sunshine.
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Ahh.. Mudlarking along the Thames. A long held dream. Someday!Walking and mudlarking on and by the River Thames, for the first time in over a year. A nice low Spring tide and sunshine.
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So happy to see your beautiful dog! I am not a dog person, but something about the attitude that is transmitted in your photos tells me of a wonderful being within those bones and coverings!8km up the fell, down to the Gelt River, up through the woods and back down to the Duke of Cumberland across the valley, 32nd wedding anniversary lunch. Hail storm luckily only started once I'd arrived at the pub's chilly open-sided marquee. Two more weeks and we should be able to eat inside, sqd.
The colouring of the landscape in your first photo, @ranthr, is beautiful: browns and white with shades of blue.So many beautiful pictures from your walks around the world. Still snow in Finnmark in the north of Norway
Ha Ha, @Ekelund, I know exactly how you felt !I went for a wild camp in the woods. On my way to the designated spot I saw a sign with the yellow arrow and the shell. It made me so happy, seeing the Camino symbols and I felt like dancing and jumping around and that is not easy with a 14 kg backpack!
The other picture is the view from the opening of my tent.
A lovely two day trip!
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Rick, Efren Gonzales is hiking the AT right now. I wonder if serpendipity may have your paths possibly cross at some point...who knows!Finally have internet again. I'll read about your adventures once home. Still not really local but the same flag is flown here (South Carolina highlighted for this post, North Carolina for the next).
At Table Rock State Park most walks start from the nature center. These pictures are of the Carrick Creek Loop with the first and last sections along creeks with cascades and waterfalls caused by the sloping slabs of rock. These sections were full of rhododendrons but they weren't in bloom yet. The upland connecting middle section had mountain laurels just starting to come into bloom.
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I'll look into this. Thanks Chris. I loved his CF videos.Rick, Efren Gonzales is hiking the AT right now. I wonder if serpendipity may have your paths possibly cross at some point...who knows!
(He just left the Smokey's a couple of days ago.)