Being on a farm we rarely walk our dogs. Well, the in laws walk theirs and my sister in law loves going for long walks with theirs. But ours generally just roam around on the farm, then go out in vehicles and then get let out for a run. But traditional walks aren’t regular. This…
Outdoor fun at Cannon Hill Park Birmingham
Sometimes you feel like you’ve just been inside for way too long and it’s time to get out and about. With N’s tennis matches having been cancelled at his asking, we were searching for something to do do that was less than an hour drive away. I come across Cannon Hill Park a while back…
A trip down Conker Alley – signs of autumn
I love autumn and there’s not many people I know who don’t enjoy the seasonal change. All the leaves changing colour, the natural foraging of blackberries and sloes, and the joys of collecting shiny conkers from their cases. Like most children N loves picking up conkers, and the threatening dying off of horse chestnut trees…
Project 52 2019 week 41 – Conker Alley
We’re rapidly heading deeper into autumn. We’ve turned on our heating in the evenings (and the mornings although I always think it’s too hot and we don’t need it on then). And it’s been raining a lot. Here’s this week’s Project 52, we’re onto week 41. On Sunday, it was a quiet day – similar…
Trying something new at Brockhole on Windermere visitor centre
When I mentioned to my brother we were heading up to the Lake District for a few days, he was most put out that we weren’t going walking. I don’t mind a walk, but I’m not a fan of hiking, and I get so hot just normally, trekking up a few hills and valleys would…
