Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Remembering a Great Walk

These videos bring back so many warm memories of walking in Wales. They're both so much better quality videos than any I attempted. 

Both videos shine a light on areas I passed through on Offa's Dyke Path in May. I'm including them on my blog mainly so I can refer back to them easily but any visitors to this page may well enjoy them and even perhaps determine that a visit to this beautiful corner of the British countryside should go on a personal list of "not-to-be-missed".

The first video is one of many by British amateur videographer Patrick Leach who posts what I believe are excellent and informative videos of his various UK walks on his YouTube Channel. Patrick edits his own videos and composes/records his own music for them. 

Patrick grew up in Chepstow in the Wye Valley where the southern end of Offa's Dyke Path is. The steep path between Tintern Abbey and Devil's Pulpit was one of the big challenges for me on the first full day of my walk last May. Whew! A real challenge!



The next video by Wye Explorer is of a walk in the area of Offa's Dyke Path a little further north, where I was on Days 3 - 5 of my walk. Words are inadequate to describe the beauty of this place.



Here's a good reminder for wherever you are in the UK countryside.



Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Quotes

This grammatical information is interesting but I'm glad I don't have to remember what quotation marks to use where!


Monday, October 15, 2018

Beer Can Oddity

On my walk yesterday I was looking up, admiring the fall colours and especially noting how the brilliant yellows and oranges contrasted with the bright blue of the sky when what to my wandering/wondering eye did appear.....a beer can?


A long way up.


Hooked somehow (????) onto a twig.






Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Talons and Claws

This chart that cropped up in my Twitter feed was interesting. It's sad to think of the animals the talons and claws came from, but it serves as a reminder that a new eagle webcam viewing season is starting.

Decorah Eagles

Southwest Florida Eagles