Category Archives: Walking

Travel Theme: Autumn

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Barbara

Autumn has been very late this year, on Halloween, the temperature was a record high of 23.6 C (74.3F) !  Warmer than many of our summer days in years gone by!  As a result strawberries are still ripening, crocuses are … Continue reading →

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Does anyone eat Llama?

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Barbara

Out walking this weekend, we came across a flock of llamas.  From a distance they look like strange sheep, but not up close!

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Wilson Poses for a Portrait

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Barbara

Wilson is very hard to photograph… he is usually moving far too quickly, or he blends in with the background.  Nevertheless I persevere, and occasionally in the hundreds of photos of a black blur just leaving the corner of the … Continue reading →

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The Broadwater

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Barbara

We have been very lucky since we have come back from our holidays as the weather has been lovely & spring is most definitely here.  The sun has been shining & we have been out for some great walks.

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Walk up Reigate Hill

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Barbara

Since we have come back from New Zealand where we did lots of walking and some very steep hills at times, we have decided to keep up the level of fitness that we achieved there and to try and improve … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Joy

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Barbara

Today was sunny so we decided to go to the sea! More water for Wilson 🙂 Joy!  

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A walk with Wilson

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Barbara

Yesterday a friend of mine posted some lovely photos of a walk in Windsor Great Park with his dog and I giggled as there wasn’t any dog in the photo. Today I took Wilson to Hurst Park in Molesey and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Habit

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Barbara

As Michelle says in the Weekly Photo challenge, having a dog does indeed mean going for walks daily, often more than once a day.  Where the habit comes in for us is where we chose to go for our walks.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Cocker Spaniels, Keeping Fit, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Photography, Surrey Hills, Teenagers, Walking, Wilson | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Travel Theme; Mountains

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Barbara

My personal travel theme seems to currently be Egypt, and the highest mountain I have climbed (in the middle of the night led by a local Bedouin who we named ‘mountain goat boy’) was Mount Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula.  … Continue reading →

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Spring is coming!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Barbara

We went for a walk yesterday up St Martha’s Hill & I was thrilled to find these at the top!

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