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Tag Archives: Walking
Warm Weather to Walk
At last, some warmer, sunnier weather. Here’s a view from Ide Hill, Kent, where we walked a part of the Greensand Way today, after stopping off for a nice strong pot of tea at the Cock Inn. Save Save Save
Inch of the Day 30 September 2015: Walking the White Cliffs and Looking at an Horizon
As it was my husband’s birthday today and the weather was fine, we drove down to an old and favourite walking haunt, St Margaret’s at Cliffe. We lunched at The Pines Garden Tea Rooms as usual, which serves mega-amounts of delicious dishes prepared … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Stitch, Stitch, Walking
Tagged Dover, St Margaret's at Cliffe, The Pines Garden, Walking
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Escape to the Black Mountains
So we decided last Friday night to have an adventure. We got up at 4.30 Saturday morning and headed off to The Black Mountains: Y Mynyddoedd Duon in Welsh. Continue reading
Posted in Walking
Tagged Abergavenny, Black Mountains, Forest of Dean, Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Oscar's Bistro, Ross-on-Wye, Wales, Walking, Walks
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Walking Rye Harbour
I found this shell (mollusc) while walking the beach at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve last Saturday. Look, it’s a fan and at its centre, another smaller fan. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Printmaking, Science, Walking
Tagged Bi-valve Mollusc, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian Period, Cockle Shells, Coffee Filter Art, Eco Printing, Fauna, Flora, Fossil Record, Molluscs, rust dyeing, Rye Harbour, Vinegar Mordant, Walking, Walking by the Sea, Walks
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Walking and Falling (Salt and Snow)
Snowdrop
snow drop
lamb drop
In snow
salt circles
burns snow
Life flowers Continue reading
Posted in Art, Drawing, Haiku Writing, Imagism, Inspiration, spirituality, Walking
Tagged beach walk, Fauna, flint, Flora, Haiku Writing, Hythe, Imagism, lambing, seaweed stem, Snow, snowdrop, Spiritual, stone circles, Walking, Walking by the Sea, Walks, Wye near Ashford
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Walking off a Cliff: Creating when Injured
I did. Well, I slid part way down the bottom bit and smashed my shoulder, a week ago today. Might need surgery. Fingers crossed. It was all very dramatic. Two ambulances. (Did they think I was in bits that would … Continue reading
Walking Wisley: The Glasshouse: A Visual and Olfactory Delight
Posted in Inspiration, Photography, Walking
Tagged gardening, Glasshouse, photography, Walking, Wisley
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Walking Wisley: Visual Delights IX
Posted in Inspiration, Photography, Walking
Tagged Flora, Giant Fern, photography, Walking, Wisley
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Walking Wisley: Visual Delights VIII
The glasshouse at RHS Wisley is a feast of texture and pattern. Here are two types of weave from the tropical zone. Both are from different types of palm. I think the one on the right is a date palm. … Continue reading
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Tagged date palm, Flora, nature, palm trees, patterns and textures, photography, Walking, weaves in nature, Wisley
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