A few laps at work on each of the last few days was all I’d managed on the walking front, this week. During these circuits, I did experience a bit of pain in my right knee which got steadily worse but then eased off after a couple of miles. Something to keep an eye on…

After a few days off it was back to work on Friday, to do three day shifts followed by three nights. At work, I managed 4 miles on Friday and another 5 on Saturday. During my Saturday circuits, I did a little experiment. The first 2 miles I did walking clockwise. With my GPS watch…

Right Turn Sue had a, work related, meeting near Kings Norton, Birmingham, in a district called Walker’s Heath – very apt I thought. I drove Sue to her meeting and leaving her the car for the return trip, I made my way to the canal at Kings Norton where I took the Stratford-upon-Avon canal. A…

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…