Last week Murphy and I finally ventured in new directions and discovered two new routes that are totally worth repeating in the future. This first one is really short, and currently it has no livestock at all therefore the crazy spaniel took full advantage of his free status and covered at least three times the… Continue reading Syreford Circular, 3km
I get bored easily and I try to find new walks for Murphy and I whenever I can. The heavy rains this winter have hindered our explorations somewhat and forced us to stick to the usual routes, I don't think he minds as much as I do. A couple of days ago, on a day… Continue reading Sapperton Circular/Siccaridge Wood
When the wind blows harsh and mean, Murphy and I head to our hidden valley. It's not really hidden, it's just off the Bibury to Cranham road, and it's definitively not ours, but we rarely meet people there so it does feel it's there for us and us alone. Also there is no phone signal… Continue reading Ebworth Estate
Every dayI see or I hearsomethingthat more or less kills mewith delight,that leaves melike a needle in the haystackof light.It is what I was born for –to look, to listen, to lose myselfinside this soft world –to instruct myselfover and over in joy,and acclamation.Nor am I talkingabout the exceptional, the fearful, the dreadful,the very extravagant… Continue reading *Mindful* (Mary Oliver)
I knew from the moment I woke up that the light was different today. It glowed from behind the curtains, rather than simmer softly and grey like the previous weeks. November was bleak, or, as Alexander Armstrong said during one of his daily broadcast on Classic FM, it was simply "obligingly seasonal". Either way, as… Continue reading Sapperton Tunnel circular (4.5km)
To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night to be seated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring... these are some of the rewards of the simple life.… Continue reading Cotswold Water Walk, (9.5km)
The irony of writing about all these gorgeous walks while I'm still pretty much stuck indoors with THE virus is wearing thin. I had so many plans for this unexpected spell of gorgeous weather... first class worries I know. But still. This second trip to the Malvern Hills is recent, and was totally unplanned. I… Continue reading The Malverns, part 2 – Worcestershire Beacon circuit, (7km)
Today is my first born's 21st birthday and I am not able to celebrate with him because of this stupid virus and I'm a little bit gutted. (A lot). 21 years ago... just about at this time in the morning... life changed and, well... if you have kids of your own you know exactly what… Continue reading Sunday Stroll
I am still self-isolating at home, longingly looking at the blue sky through a window that could do with being cleaned. I thought it might be a good idea - in a kind of masochistic way - to revisit some of the walks me and Murphy have done in the past few months... we always… Continue reading The Malverns, part 1 – Black Hill to Whyche Cutting loop (approx 7.2km)
When Autumn days promise dry, mild weather and sunshine it is a shame to walk along the same old routes and not go exploring a little further afield. Murphy agrees, always on the look out for new smell, the old bird to chase and stream to dive into. Last week, we headed to the Cotswold… Continue reading Circular Walk from Guiting Power, 5.5miles (8.8km)
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