
(Walked on 14th March 2017 – 15.5 Miles) I woke to a grey sullen dawn, in a grey sullen mood. OK, OK, I admit it, OK? I wasn’t having fun. This was not the best walk of my life. After only four or five hours’ sleep, I was tired and I was despondent. And sullen. […]

(Walked on 13th March 2017 – 15 Miles + 3.5 getting lost) On a chilly-sunny March morning, we pulled into the small carpark at Overton Hill and the start of The Ridgeway. I hauled my rucksack from the boot, clasped it to my back, hugged partner, hugged son, said my goodbyes and waving over my […]

After mulling over which long-distance path to walk for my 2017 hiking holiday, I decided to revisit my first love, The Ridgeway. I first attempted to walk all of this path in 1981, failed, but then succeeded the following year. And if, as a newbie, I had found both experiences challenging, it also hooked me […]
Thanks Bridget.
Dave
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Beautiful pic!
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Thanks GS – I was so intent focusing on the raindrop that I didn't even notice the fly till I uploaded the photo onto my PC.
Ha! Well, I guess I had that coming Stacy. As if I would! I liked the cloud site though I can't abide them myself.
Dave
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What GirlSprout said! As someone prone to “blue sky thinking” (as the Cloud Appreciation Society calls it) it's easy to forget how well gray and green enhance each other. And that big, central raindrop is definitely defying gravity.
(I'm tempted to suggest that you spritzed the water drops on with a sprayer. But I can withstand temptation.)
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Exquisite photo. There's so much happening in it!
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