Category: Outdoors

A carpet of bronze beech leaves on the ground in a wood

Enjoying autumn

Thank you so much for taking the time to write comments or emails after my last post about Astrid.  It does help to know that I’m not alone in worrying every time she sets...

A collage of nine photos showing flowers, berries and leaves in Autumn colours

Blogtober 2022 – it’s a wrap!

Hello!  I bet you didn’t expect to see me today! It’s the first of November and Blogtober 2022 is over – but I can’t quite let it go without a roundup of a fabulous...

An arched viaduct bridge against a dark sky and autumn leaves

Blogtober 2022 : Day 24

We were lucky to get out before the rain started this morning.  It’s not cold at all, in fact the temperatures are set to rise again this week.  I suspect that the trees and...

A glimpse of Bolton Abbey in the distance through the trees

Blogtober 2022 : Day 20

How do you fancy a walk around the Bolton Abbey estate? Come on, put your boots on, you can come with Lucy and me as we walk from the car park near to the...

The River Wharfe is running high, the brown water breaking over the rocks. The sky is a brilliant blue and the trees are beautiful autumn shades

Blogtober 2022 : Day 19

I went to see my friend Lucy yesterday.  It’s just over an hour’s drive for me from Winwick up to Skipton where she lives but yesterday, for the first time in all the years...