‘A morning walk sets us out on the right foot for the day.’    Terri Guillemets With the daily shot from my local forest walks, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to satisfy those who love to see water in the pictures. Share on social media so we’ll reach more …
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‘Good walking leaves no track behind it.’    Laozi With the daily shot from my local forest walks, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to satisfy those who love to see water in the pictures. Share on social media so we’ll reach more people stuck indoors due to Covid-19. Who …
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‘The destiny of every walking man is to immerse himself in the panorama surrounding him, to the point of becoming one with it and, ultimately, to vanish.’    Federico Castigliano With the daily shot from my local forest walks, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to satisfy those who love …
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‘We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.’    Earl Nightingale With the daily shot from my local forest walks, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to satisfy those who love to see water in the pictures. Share …
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Free photo 16872076 © SaÅ¡a Prudkov - Dreamstime.com You’ll find the introduction to this series here. This post looks at ‘Art’. What art is can’t be defined adequately in a post of this type, and that isn’t the purpose of this piece anyway. Let’s, for the sake of this small post, decide that art is …
Continue reading Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 7, Art.
‘I have two doctors, my left leg and my right leg.’   George Macauley Trevelyan With the daily shot from my local forest walks, I’m including another shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to satisfy those who love to see some water in the pictures. Share these posts on social media with …
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‘A lone walker is both present and detached, more than an audience but less than a participant. Walking assuages or legitimizes this alienation.’ Rebecca Solnit With the daily shot from my local forest walks, I’m including another shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to satisfy those who love to see some water …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 4 Feb 21
Just a little alert for those who like castles and history: I was recently invited to do a post for a Museum site. I chose to do a post about Bolton Castle in North Yorkshire. You'll find that post here, if you're interested.
‘Walking gets the feet moving, the blood moving, the mind moving. And movement is life.’ Terri Guillemets With the daily shot from my local forest walks, I’m including another shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to satisfy those who love to see some water in the pictures. Share these posts on social …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 3 Feb 21
A neighbour's pet dog. You’ll find the introduction to this series here. This post looks at ‘Animals, as Pets’. Bet this’ll prove a contentious post: people often treat their pets with more love and care than they do their children and siblings. As someone who’s had pets as varied as goldfish, rabbits, and dogs, I’ve …
Continue reading Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 6, Animals, as Pets.
‘Walking is the favorite sport of the good and wise.’    A. L. Rowse With the daily shot from my local forest walks, I’m including another shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to satisfy those who love to see some water in the pictures. Share these posts on social media with friends and …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 2 Feb 21
‘What's the need of visiting far-off mountains and bogs, if a half-hour's walk will carry me into such wildness and novelty.’    Henry David Thoreau Begun in April 2020, when I committed to share photos of our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19, this project will continue until the pandemic is under …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 1 Feb 21
‘It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven.’    Matthew Henry This project started in April 2020, when I made a commitment to share our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. I’m intending to continue it until the pandemic has been brought under control. The more people who …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 31 Jan 21
‘Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.’    Steven Wright This project started in April 2020, when I made a commitment to share our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. I’m intending to continue it until the pandemic has been brought under control. The more people who share these posts …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 30 Jan 21
https://www.piqsels.com/en/public-domain-photo-jcurz/download  You’ll find the introduction to this series here. This post looks at ‘Artificial Intelligence’. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area still under development and, in common with almost all new technologies, it has an undefined future. This makes it both a dream and a nightmare when it comes to science fiction. Several big names …
Continue reading Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 5, AI.
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