Today’s Picture: 9 Sep 20

Storm clouds gather over the Worm's Head on the Gower Peninsula in Wales. Taken in September 2019. If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. Thank you.

Today’s Picture: 8 Sep 20

Mallard's Pike, A popular place in the Forest of Dean. A little too 'manicured' for our tastes, as we prefer the wild places, but a pleasant enough place for a visit. We did a 6 mile walk around the lake and across the hills to another new spot. Now the kids are back in school, …

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Today’s Picture: 7 Sep 20

A cave close to the shoreline, on the Greek island of Rhodes. Taken in September 2010. It makes you wonder, did ancient Greeks live here? A damp, grey day here in the forest, so a picture of a hot, dry place instead! If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those who can’t escape their …

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Today’s Picture: 6 Sep 20

A view from the Forest of Dean, overlooking open countryside from one of the many hills in the area. If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. Thank you.

Today’s Picture: 5 Sep 20

Islets off the coast of the Greek island of Rhodes. Taken October 2017. If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. Thank you.

Today’s Picture: 4 Sep 20

The contrast here caught my eye on a dull day in the Forest of Dean. Dull days don’t always mean dull photographs. If the lighting and exposure are right, a brighter scene can often result. If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share …

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Today’s Picture: 3 Sep 20

A fisherman's hut on the coast of the Greek island of Crete. When I took this in July 2008, you could, if you wished, buy freshly caught fish from the guy who lived here for the summer. If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, …

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Today’s Picture: 2 Sep 20

Fishing pond in a shower. Taken September 2019. The promised sunshine failed to materialise today. Rain threatened on our walk, but only began to fall as we reached home. So, today, I share a picture taken last year on 1st September. On that day, we were visiting a local fishing pond when the rain began. …

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Today’s Picture: 1 Sep 20

Thought I'd give you this challenging track running in the mountains of the Greek island of Samos. The day was bright, hot and dry. Taken in October 2016. Today is the first day of ‘meteorological autumn’ here in the UK. The weather apparently doesn’t know that, and it’s been rather pleasant. If you’re visiting here, …

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Today’s Picture: 31 Aug 20

Sunny intervals brighten the path on a walk through the Forest of Dean. If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this widely on social media, so they can enjoy it. Thank you.

Today’s Picture: 30 Aug 20

Looking down at the village church; so quintessentially English! A bright start to the day, with cloud slowly populating the sky as the morning progressed. Having been unable to take longish walks recently, we took a circular route around the valley while the weather was good. We revisited some tracks we haven’t used for over …

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Today’s Picture: 29 Aug 20

The beech tree as it was before the storms. After the wind and rain of the past few days, we were greeted by dry and occasionally sunny weather today. A few days ago I mentioned, in a comment on one of these posts, that a favourite tree of ours had suffered serious wind damage. The …

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Today’s Picture: 28 Aug 20

This path looks a lot less steep than it is in reality. The valley is also quite steep-sided, but the trees, mostly oaks and that sneaky little copper beech to the right, provide a perfect spiritual lift every time we walk here. Another day with ceaseless rain here, and we’re unlikely to get out until …

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Today’s Picture: 27 Aug 20

Tall Cypress trees in the mountains of the Greek island of Samos, with the blue of the Mediterranean Sea in the distance. Taken September 2016. It’s been a day of rain and dull skies, so I’ll brighten it with a picture from warmer, drier climes. Enjoy! If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those …

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Today’s Picture: 26 Aug 20

A track initially created by boar and deer and now used by mountain bikers and walkers. It takes us up to a plateau from where we can take about five other routes. If you’re visiting here, please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this widely on …

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