Sun reflected on the quiet surface of a pool in the forest. ‘It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.’    Rumi For now, the daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here. And I’ll add another from my collection of …
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Jogging in the forest ‘The feet of people walking homeWith gayer sandals go—The Crocus— til she risesThe Vassal of the snow—The lips at HallelujahLong years of practice boreTil bye and bye these BargemenWalked singing on the shore.’    Emily Dickinson For now, the daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here. And I’ll …
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The remnants of one of the old quarries now softened by decades of natural growth. ‘The body is like a machine requiring to be well-kept for full service.’    Mohandas Ghandiji Today sees the start of British Summer Time, which means we set the clocks forward an hour in the early hours of last night, resulting …
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Forest Track. ‘A lady and I were walkingWhere waters flow;A lady and I were talkingSoftly and slow.’    Lesbia Harford For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media means more people …
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Birch trees. ‘Most of the people walking after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.’    Hans Christian Andersen For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on …
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Some of the roads through the forest follow the tracks laid for tramways in the days of mining and quarrying. ‘I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now. Don't be angry with me if I'm not there in person, alive and …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 25 Mar 21
Sunlight patches the mossy floor in this magical part of the forest. ‘You can walk without going to someone.’   Nancy Hopkins Reily For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 24 Mar 21
In this valley bottom, the wild boar often come to wallow in the mud of this wet area, and deer sometimes come to drink. But you have to very fortunate to be there at the right time to see them! ‘As a child grows from creeping to standing up and walking...it's as though all of …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 23 Mar 21
A shot of the wider forest taken from one of the many hilltops. ‘We are the Pilgrims, master: we shall goAlways a little further: it may bebeyond that last blue mountain barred with snowAcross that angry or that glimmering sea.’    James Elroy Flecker For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 22 Mar 21
This short tunnel seems to serve no purpose now, but it must've mattered in the past! ‘Visitors to New York will find that both exercise and excitement may be had at a minimum of expense through the simple practice of jaywalking. With only a little experience, they may actually compete on even terms with the …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 21 Mar 21
A recent scene, now slightly different, after some work by Forestry England. The previous shot can be seen here, shot from slightly further back ‘Walking is a pastime rather than an avocation.’    Rebecca Solnit I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 20 Mar 21
Misty sunshine. ‘Sitting or walking, the body must be held erect. To sit or stand otherwise is a sign of laziness.’   Mohandas Ghandiji I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 19 Mar 21
Daffodils blooming. ‘Walking was a habit that was to stay with him all his life.’    Anuradha Kumar I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you share on social media, …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 18 Mar 21
A steep path out of the woods. ‘An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.’    Henry David Thoreau I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you share …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 17 Mar 21
Old road through the forest. ‘Walking ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books.’    Chinese Proverb I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders. Coltsfoot, now brightening the …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 16 Mar 21
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