Crisp Morning

Sorry, not that kind of crisp ! The snow had started falling last night and I was expecting a fair old covering this morning. Unfortunately, a lot of it had melted as Misty and I crossed the front door threshold for our morning stroll. Luckily, there were a few patches of virgin snow upon which…

Frosty

Up early with the puppies and soon out of the front door, firstly with Misty and then with Gabby. It was rather chilly with the mercury hovering around -3 however, I was wrapped up well and the dogs didn’t seem to be too concerned with the frost or the fog. We did the usual two…

Thirty Five Miles In

As part of the package, my Route 66 challenge send me virtual postcards as various milestones along my walk to LA. Today, I received the first for covering thirty five miles. I am ahead of my required mileage of six and a bit miles a day but I need to keep that up all year…

Route 66

With the plague still upon us, I decided that I needed something a bit more challenging for 2021. For the past few years I have taken part in the Country Walking #Walk1000 miles challenge where the plan is to walk one thousand miles in the year. Trawling around the internet I came across End to…

Ghost Town

Birmingham was in the news last week as it entered Tier 4. There were reporters from national BBC standing at the top of New Street, in the shadow of Queen Victoria, telling us about the latest restrictions. The thing that I noticed was how quiet New Street was with very few people walking around. I…