Today’s Pictures: 28 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 27 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 26 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 25 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 24 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 23 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 22 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 21 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 20 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 19 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 18 Feb 21

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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 …

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Today’s Pictures: 17 Feb 21

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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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Today’s Pictures: 16 Feb 21

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Forest of Dean ‘No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.’ Cyril Connolly 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. Lyme Regis. Share …

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Today’s Pictures: 15 Feb 21

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Trail in the Forest of Dean ‘You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.’ Richard Branson 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. …

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Today’s Pictures: 14 Feb 21

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Forest of Dean Walk ‘The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.’ Jacqueline Schiff 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. South Shields Share on social media so …

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