A narrow tracks weaves through spring trees in the Forest of Dean. ‘No longer the round shoulders and stooping walk, no longer the shuffle of shame. She was upright and open.’Stuart Aken, Breaking Faith. This is the final post in the series of photographs from our local forest walks. I’ve posted almost 1,000 of my …
A forest road. ‘They walked between the guidelines for the transtrols and under rows of palms; dancing, running hand in hand, sauntering. Luce executed a series of perfect cartwheels and Randal applauded. He, in turn, walked fifteen paces on his hands.’Stuart Aken, The Methuselah Strain This series of photographs from our local forest will finish …
384 PagesWomen Writers and Fiction/Thrillers This is the latest in the Annie Raymond series, and, as usual, worth waiting for. As someone who doesn’t read much crime fiction, I’ve always enjoyed this series of crime novels, which is probably explained by the excellent writing and the way Penny Grubb delivers her characters.In this story, Annie’s …
A lane in the Forest of Dean ‘She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;’Lord Byron This series of photographs from our local forest will finish at the end of April, by which time I’ll have posted almost 1,000 of my pictures in this series. For the last few days, I’m …
Quiet stream ‘They won’t have me back because I walked out, there and then, of course.’Stuart Aken, Breaking Faith. This series of photographs from our local forest will finish at the end of April, by which time I’ll have posted almost 1,000 of my pictures in this series. For the last few days, I’m adding …
Rocky outcrop in the forest. ‘He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him.’Rudyard Kipling This series of photographs from our local forest will finish at the end of April, by which time I’ll have posted almost 1,000 of my pictures in this series. For the last few days, I’m adding others from …
Wandering Stream. ‘Where’er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade,’Alexander Pope This series of photographs from our local forest will finish at the end of April, by which time I’ll have posted almost 1,000 of my pictures in this series. For the last few days, I’m adding others from my collection from the forest, …
In the shadow of giants ‘I walk within the purlieus of the Law.’George Etherege This series of photographs from our local forest will finish at the end of April, by which time I’ll have posted almost 1,000 of my pictures in this series. For the last few days, I’m adding others from my collection from …
New growth surrounds an ancient tree, not yet ready to burst its buds. ‘In soft flowing semi-transparent gold from throat to knee, escorted by the droid, she was walking the fourth level.’Stuart Aken, The Methuselah Strain These photographs from our local forest will finish at the end of April, by which time I’ll have posted …
Kenneth Burden He died on this date in 1948, just 16 days before I was born, so I never met the man my mother always called ‘Daddy Ken’. She described him as a kind and wonderful man who never had a bad word for anyone. He spent his adult life as a car mechanic and …
A circle of stones around a hearth in the forest. ‘I am thy father’s spirit:Doomed for a certain time to walk the night.’William Shakespeare, Hamlet Daily photographs from our local forest will continue here until the end of April. I’m adding another from my collection to show more of the world and its wonders. I’ll …
A walk along the Mireystock trail ‘A walk on the wild side.’Nelson Algren Daily photographs from our local forest will continue here until the end of April. I’m adding another from my collection to show more of the world and its wonders. I’ll probably replace this series with single pictures from my files, once it’s …
A wide track curls between giants on a hillside in the forest. ‘Swiftly walk o’er the western wave,Spirit of the night.’Percy Bysshe Shelley Daily photographs from our local forest will continue here until the end of April. I’m adding another from my collection to show more of the world and its wonders. I’ll probably replace …
Spring is starting to green the forest. “‘Will you walk a little faster?’ said a whiting to a snail,‘There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail.’”Lewis Carol, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Daily photographs from our local forest will continue here until the end of April. I’m adding another from my collection …
An old railway bridge, now carrying a broad path in the forest. ‘Allowing Faith to walk ten miles a day so she can work to support you and her sister, suggests a less than Christian attitude.’Stuart Aken, Breaking Faith. Daily photographs from our local forest will continue here until the end of April. I’m adding …
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