Walking the shaded forest trail. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Very warm again here today. Around 30C. We’re promised thunderstorms overnight, but I’ll believe that when it happens. Had to spend a little time in the garden, yesterday, making access preparations for a local man who’s …
Tag: Forest of Dean
Today’s Pictures: 24 June 20
Sun and shade among the firs. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Warm! It’s 29C (84F) here. Lunch in the garden; wonderful! A bend in the River Ure near Middleham in the Yorkshire Dales. Taken August 2012 If you get pleasure from this, please share it, so …
Today’s Pictures: 23 June 20
I was fascinated by the way the sunlight acted as a spotlight on this tree as we climbed one of our steeper paths this morning. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Summer has arrived! 24C here today. Two and a half miles walking in the trees and …
Today’s Pictures: 22 June 20
The path leading under the old railway bridge. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. I missed yesterday’s post. It was Father’s Day, and we generally try to celebrate such occasions with a meal at a local hostelry. That’s not possible at present, neither could we do it …
Today’s Pictures: 20 June 20
A water lily on the fishing pond. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. We visited the fishing pond again today, to see the state of the water lilies after the heavy rain of the past days. Unfortunately, they are at a phase where the new growth of …
Today’s Pictures: 19 June 20
Dappled sun under ancient oaks. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yesterday’s rain continued into this morning. But it stopped this afternoon and gave us the chance of a pleasant 3 mile walk. The sun came out just as we arrived back home. Lovely walk through the …
Today’s Pictures: 18 June 20
A track though a forest on the Greek island of Thassos. Taken July 2015. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Constant rain today has meant we limited our walk to two and a half miles and arrived back home a little damp. So, the only pics …
Today’s Pictures: 17 June 20
A steep path climbs around the contours of the hill. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lake Magiorre from the hills above Stresa, Italy. The distant mountains at the head of the lake are in Switzerland. Taken September 2018. If you get pleasure from this, please …
Today’s Pictures: 16 June 20
Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. A slight change today. One picture of a walking route and another showing one of the ferns that grow in the forest. This is called a 'male fern'. There is also a 'lady fern', which is more delicate and has more …
Today’s Pictures: 15 June 20
The path we followed for some distance today. Beautiful! Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. A bright, sunny morning for today’s walk. A walk in the Yorkshire Dales. This is on a part of the Pennine Way just outside Hawes. Photo taken in July 2018 If you …
Today’s Pictures: 14 June 20
Sunshine streams through gaps in the canopy in this stand of pine trees. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Another day when grey skies greeted the morning and the forecasters predicted rain in the afternoon, so we ventured out early for our walk. It turns out they …
Today’s Pictures: 13 June 20
In one of our favourite parts of the local forest. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Another day of cloud and sunny periods, with a threat of thunderstorms this evening. We set out to check the lilies on the fishing pond and found only a few have …
Today’s Pictures: 12 June 20
Follow that trail! Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Another grey day, though not so dull as yesterday, and with some brief moments of brightness. We had a good 3-mile walk before lunch, and the forecast rain has just started as I post this. The humidity is …
Today’s Pictures: 10 June 20
Sloping woods under a summer sun. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Spotted in our back garden today: a scarlet tiger moth. If you get pleasure from this, please share it, so others can enjoy it, too. Thank you.
Today’s Pictures: 9 June 20
We frequently walk under this old railway bridge, following the ancient cart track that once served the quarries and mines but now serves as a quiet trail. The railway line is now a flat and easy walkway. The bridge is Victorian engineering, probably built around 1850/60. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated …

