It’s a Dog’s Life
An unusual tale of a dog that outran a cyclist for over ten miles, with gratefull thanks to David Griffiths for this excellent contribution..
Tags: dogsWelcome to Our New Home
Hi, hope you didn’t find the move too traumatic. As I recently changed the name of this blog to Just Rambling On I thought it a good idea to change to a new address as well. All the old articles are here for you to ramble around, and soon I hope to add more so keep coming back to see how we’re getting on.
Tags:Peaceful Places
One of the things I like about country walking is you need little excuse to stop and admire the view. This little collection shows some of the peaceful places I’ve found on my many rambles.
Tags: arkwright, belmont, carl wark, castleton. lose hill, clough, cressbrook dale, derwent edge, edale, flowers, great hill, Horwich, huddersfield canal, kinder, monsal dale, monsal head, peak district, peaks, pennine way, ravensdale, river wye, Rivington, scholes bank, stanage, walking, walks, winter hillMemories of Other Walks
I haven’t been out much these past few weeks, a small health problem (happily now sorted) and a knee injury keeping me confined to barracks. So I thought I’d drag out a few pictures to share with you that bring back memories of other walks.
Tags: Anglezarke, bowland, chrome hill, derbyshire, dovestones, mam tor, peak district, peaks, pigeon tower, walking, walks, wyreCold Feet
I don’t know about you but with all this snow on the ground I can’t seem to walk fast enough to keep my feet warm. I’m so busy carefully watching where I put my feet to try and prevent ending up on my backside on the icy ground that in no time my feet feel like they are encased in blocks of ice.
Tags: chocolate, cold, feet, grumpy, hot water bottle, sympathy, teaSeason’s Greetings
To all those of you who spend some of your valuable time reading these occasional ramblings I offer a season’s greeting that hopefuuily will bring a smile to your lips.
Tags:Please Don’t Label Me
In the last two weeks of November 2009 billboards at four locations in the UK will display some of the labels routinely applied to children that imply beliefs. In front of the shadowy labels are happy children, with the slogan, “Please don’t label me. Let me grow up and choose for myself”.
Tags: atheism, atheist, belief, bha, british humanist association, religion, religiousWall of Life
I just registered myself as an organ and tissue donor. It’s something I’ve supported for quite a number of years now but, like many people I suppose, I never got round to actually registering. But without the people who donate blood I wouldn’t have been able to have an aortic valve replacement and so wouldn’t be alive to write this.
Tags: blood transfusion, organ donor, tissue donor, wall of lifePictures From the Side of the Road
Click on images to see larger versions. After lunch today I went for a short drive around my favourite area, a circular trip from my home in Horwich via Rivington and Sheep House Lane to the village of Belmont, then along the A675 past Springs Reservoir then along Scout Road, Collier Row Road and Walker [...]
Tags: belmont, flowers, Horwich, reservoirs, Rivington, winter hillPanama Hatty's
Click on image to see a larger version. On my way home from a bike race near Whitchurch in Shropshire I came by this quaintly named restaurant in the lovely little South Cheshire village of Spurstow. I had to be quick at taking the picture as it was about to rain (as you can see [...]
Tags: cheshire, salop, shropshire, whitchurch
