Old tree in ancient quarry ‘A man's health requires as many acres of meadow to his prospect as his farm does loads of muck.’ Henry David Thoreau With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. The …
A beech branch hangs acros the track ‘All walking is discovery. On foot we take the time to see things whole.’ Hal Borland With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. A track through the forest …
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G20_capitalism_banner.jpg The introduction to this series is here. This post looks at Capitalism. Okay, so what is capitalism? My go-to dictionary (SOED) defines it thus: ‘The possession of capital or wealth; a system in which private capital or wealth is used in the production or distribution of goods; the dominance of private owners of capital …
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Snaking path ‘Walking is good for solving problems; it's like the feet are little psychiatrists.’ Terri Guillemets With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. Twisted branches If you share on social media, we’ll reach more …
Shadows across the trail ‘Walking is good for the soul.’ Andy Rooney With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. In the magical forest If you share on social media, we’ll reach more people stuck indoors …
Hillside walk ‘[Walking] is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you …
Photo by Marko Milivojevic on Pixnio You’ll find the introduction to this series here. This post looks at Business. What do we understand by the term ‘business’? In fact, it encompasses a wide range of activities and philosophies. Some people are in business to make improvements to life, some to help others, but most business …
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Walking one of the valleys ‘Walks. The body advances, while the mind flutters around it like a bird.’ Jules Renard With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. Stile. If you share on social media, we’ll …
In the old quarry ‘If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.’ Barack Obama With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. A walk by the river …
A riverside walk. ‘Walking is also an ambulation of mind.’ Gretel Ehrlich With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. On a snowy walk. If you share on social media, we’ll reach more people stuck indoors …
Gated track in the forest. ‘But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.’ John Mu With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. The other side of …
You’ll find the introduction to this series here. This post looks at Blasphemy. Ancient and often arbitrary laws of blasphemy are gradually losing ground throughout most of the civilised world. They remain a threat to free speech in too many countries at present, however. After all, blasphemy, as a matter of law, can only occur …
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A picnic area by the River Wye ‘There is this to be said for walking: it's the one mode of human locomotion by which a man proceeds on his own two feet, upright, erect, as a man should be, not squatting on his rear haunches like a frog.’ Edward Abbey A steep climb With the …
Snow en route. ‘Walking: the most ancient exercise and still the best modern exercise.’ Carrie Latet With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. Steps to the school Share on social media …
Snowy track through the Forest of Dean ‘Walking . . . is how the body measures itself against the earth.’ Rebecca Solnit With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. St Maxime, …
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