Today’s Pictures: 9 Nov 20

Six birch trees in the Forest of Dean. If you’re visiting this blog, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and hopefully remind them what a wonderful …

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Today’s Pictures: 8 Nov 20

The remnants of an old walled lane in the Forest of Dean. Taken on the Greek island of Samos in September 2016. If you’re visiting this blog, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy …

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Today’s Pictures: 7 Nov 20

After today, I’ll be a bit too busy to add words to the picture posts for a while, so they’ll stand alone. Hope you’ll continue to enjoy, and share, them! If you’re visiting this blog, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this post widely with …

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Kos in a Time of Covid 19: 9th Day.

View from the road leading to the Asklepion Sunday was our 32nd wedding anniversary, so, naturally, we set out on a long trek up a hill. We’d decided early in the stay that we’d visit the Asklepion. It’s the most popular destination for tourists on the island, so we expected it would be quite busy. …

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Today’s Pictures: 5 Nov 20

Today is Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Day) here in England. It’s an odd tradition marking the brutal execution of a man who attempted, with a dozen others, to blow up the Houses of Parliament. His reasons were largely religious, in that his particular sect of believers, the Roman Catholics, were being persecuted by the then …

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Today’s Pictures: 4 Nov 20

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Today’s Pictures: 3 Nov 20

7 kilometres walked this morning (about 4 and a half miles) and we met just one other couple and saw 3 others at a distance. From Thursday of this week, the forest will be open only to local people, as England goes into a month-long lockdown. So our walks will remain local and we’ll meet …

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Today’s #Pictures: 2 Nov 20

Deciduous firs. Part of the multicoloured autumn carpet. If you’re visiting this blog, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and hopefully remind them what a wonderful …

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Today’s Pictures: 1 Nov 20

A path we often use, now bearing autumn colours in profusion. And a small stream now also bearing autumn colours. If you’re visiting this blog, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It …

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Kos in a Time of Covid 19: 8th Day.

This post should have appeared yesterday. Unfortunately, my PC was temporarily disabled by a Windows 10 update. It had to be remotely invaded before it could be persuaded to comply with my wishes. Out of action for the whole day. But back now. Saturday sent us on another walk into the town to see more …

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Today’s Pictures: 29 Oct 20

Just back from today’s walk, taking advantage of a brief spell of relative calm from the wind and rain coming in from the Atlantic. More on its way. But, undeterred, we trod the firm tracks and absorbed the spirit of the woods, made our daily connection with the trees. Wildlife mostly had the sense to …

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Today’s Pictures: 28 Oct 20

The path into the trees. One of those days when the walk had to be a dash and dare it. We were forecast a brief respite, with possible sunshine, around 15:00. But that has now come an hour later, after we’ve been out. It was wet enough underfoot to keep us to the gravelled, firm …

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Today’s Pictures: 27 Oct 20

A forest footpath Having a day off today, so just the pictures. Enjoy! A man fishing in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Rhodes. Taken September 2017 If you’re visiting this blog, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this post widely with them on …

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Today’s Pictures: 26 Oct 20

The morning looked dull with skies full of potential rain, so we waited until after lunch for today’s walk. As it happened, the morning rain was sparse and short lived. But our afternoon saunter found us in a world full of contrasts in both light and shade and colour. Parts of the woodland have turned …

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Today’s Pictures: 25 Oct 20

Horton Bridge. The forecast for today was, shall we say, variable? Rain was a possibility both this morning and this afternoon, with sunny periods in each half of the day. Here in the UK, our clocks go back an hour on the last Sunday in October, so the sun will set today around 16:54, making …

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