We enjoy things for different reasons, me and you ...
For instance, when I go walking I love beautiful scenery but I also just enjoy the very act of walking; of being part of the countryside ... the world.
Perhaps I could explain.
Eight weeks after being diagnosed I dare say my head wasn't quite where it should have been.
One afternoon in December of 2010 I drove a few miles and parked at Winster. It was one of those dull winter days that I love as I set off up the path leading away from the village ...
I crossed the Limestone Way and reached Bonsall Lane ...
Two or three fields later and I was on Bonsallmoor Lane and the mist was closing in.
After taking a path to the left it was obvious that no one had been on Blakemere Lane that particular day ...
It was around here that I made my first video of the walk ...
I passed one of Bonsall's stone barns on Blakelow Lane ...
... before making my second video. The wind that was blowing affects the sound quality but the visuals are still, erm, interesting ...
By now I'd picked up the Limestone Way and was heading back towards Winster ...
There was a fine drizzle [or something] in the air but I could still photograph a squeezer stile with the assistance of the camera's flash ...
It was time for my third video ~ you might want to watch this in the dark ...
By now you're probably beginning to think I was crazy ... but I was loving it. There were no views, just me surrounded by the dark ...
There were one or two times when I thought I must be careful where I put my feet and I did wonder about getting my torch out but, I don't know, I was loving the dark.
Finally, a fifth video ...
Then I was back at the car. I had my coffee and I laughed
The walk featured above was followed on the 28th December 2010
Length of walk ~ 4 miles
Total mileage walked so far in 2010 ~ 384 miles
Total mileage between the 1st September 2009 and the 28th December 2010 ~ 517.75 miles
80 of 2010
Length of walk ~ 4 miles
Total mileage walked so far in 2010 ~ 384 miles
Total mileage between the 1st September 2009 and the 28th December 2010 ~ 517.75 miles
80 of 2010
