A Gloopy Kissing Gate After treating myself to a few days rest, I decided to walk to The Griffin and managed to talk Sue into coming to collect me from said watering hole. I set off, in daylight, with my Raidlight rucksack with one water bottle and one camera in the front pockets. This is…

Back to work this evening so stopped off at Hockley Heath on the way in. I had my camera and mono-pod with me to try and take a better photo across the pool at Kingswood than I’d achieved a few days earlier. I walked along the, muddy, canal tow path, reaching Kingswood after around 40…

After a much deserved rest day, I cadged a lift to the edge of Birmingham city centre. From here a short, easy walk brought me to Bull Street for the tram to Wolverhampton. Tram at Bull Street The tram used to terminate next to Snow Hill railway station but since December has had it’s route…

After a spot of home maintenance, I caught the bus into Birmingham for a walk out to Moseley to meet Sue from work. I chose to walk along the Worcester canal almost to Kings Norton then get onto the Rea Valley Way back towards Cannon Hill Park. Walking across Brum, I stopped off in Millennium…

Instead of the usual Sunday Evening excursion to The Griffin, I decided on a walk, instead – strange, but true. The plan was for a circular walk to Coleshill, Whitacre Heath, Hams Hall, Water Orton and returning Home. All was going swimmingly until just after Blyth End where I left the tarmac for a short…