A YEAR OUT AND ABOUT IN PICTURES
OH..AND A SMALL MESSAGE AT THE END!
It is NOT the end of the year yet, but out with the dogs today I was thinking, in between "Where the ***K is that bloody dog gone now",
at how many bloody fantastic views I have seen over the last 12 months, just by being out there.
And as a bit of a bonus, I have dropped 2 stone in weight as well.
So without any further comment, here are a few pictures from the last 12 months
Oh, and a pretty bloody beautiful song from Viktor Krauss. Big Log from the Album Far from Enough.
Even better than the version by Robert Plant.
Unless of course you don't like guitar and beautiful songs.
In which case, there is very little hope for you.
Sep 2012 - Peaks camp with Carl and Lynsey (brill 2 days - ok, not the bloody bracken) Feb 2014 reunion in Howgills peeps. Has to be done. No Excuses - Just Sayin
December 2012 - Flooded Fen
January 2013 - Quy Water Bottisham Fen
Jan 2013 - Quy Water again, different direction
Jan 2013 - Flooded Fens
Feb 2013 - Wicken Fen from Charlie's Hut
Feb 2013 - One of my fav trees at Fulbourn Fen
Mar 2013 - Trees Near Lode Mill
Mar 2013 - Mrs Frog (Snake Pass Fri wander with Carl)
Mar 2013 - Edges above Kinder
Mar 2013 - Lady Bower
Apr 2013 - Bimbling around Dunnerdale Fell Several Pictures to follow
May 2013 - Fen Growth
OK, MAY is a big month in the Calendar
May 2013 - TGOC Oban Harbour
May 2013 - TGOC Loch Leven
May 2013 - TGOC Looking back to Grey Corries
May 2013 - TGOC Old forest near Luibeg Bothy
May 2013 - TGOC Alistair's Catering services at Luibeg
May 2013 - TGOC View from Minigaig Party
May 2013 - TGOC The Upper Feshie
May 2013 - TGOC Loch Callater outflow
May 2013 - TGOC Looking down from the Stuic
May 2013 - TGOC les Trois Amigos Walker, Sloman, & Lambert What better walking companions could you ever get???
OK.
In all honesty, now't much happened in June.
WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK.......................
Too much work to go away anywhere, but the sun shone and the Fens Lit Up
Jun 2013 - Nests Are Built
Babies Are Born
Glorious Colours transform the landscape
Little bridges are overgrown
And Quy is bathed in sun
By July we had a semblance of Summer.
In fact it was pretty Glorious
July 2013 - Moody Skies in Fenland
More lovely Rivers
And Glotious Fen Sunsets
And Harriet (daughter) and I hit the Peddars way (by Bike)
Jul 2013 - Castle Rising Church
Castle Rising
Peddars Way
Harriet at castle Acre
Views From Peddars Way
August came and saw me off on a trip with Robin to Dartmoor.
I had not been here since I was introduced to Scrumpy Cider at 8 by my parents.
Possibly accidentally, although I was very very quiet on the way home
Aug 2013 - Dartmoor Ponies
The Dartmoor misleading BOG OF DOOM
Fine Views from the Tor
Weathered Tor
It was back to September.
Time to earn some more money, and try and avoid the stupidity of the Open Plan, Air Conditioned, Germ Warfare Breeding Ground that so many have to work in.
Sunset taken from bike in Cambridge
Dinner
Sep 2013 - Swans a Swimming on Quy Water
And then I was lucky enough to do the North Norfolk Coastal Path
An absolute GEM of a walk in my mind.
YOU DO NOT NEED HILLS TO HAVE THE MOST FANTASTIC WALKING EXPERIENCE.
DO NOT BE HILLIST!!!!
Aug 2013 - Burnham Deeping Harbour
Hokam beach
Huts on Hokam Beach
Wells Harbour
Looking out across the Salt Marshes on the way from Wells
View from Sheringham Cliffs
And along came early Oct, when in a fantastic weekend I managed to do a chunk of the Peaks with Martin.
Oct 2013 - Above Alport castles
Oct 2013 - Peaks Bog
Day 1 Camp
Day 2 Views across to Lose Hill
And finally it was back to generally bimbling about locally with the dogs
Oct 2013 - Fungi at Lode
Oct 2013 - The DAWG's at Quy
Oct 2013 - Autumn Colours near Lode
And to finish up, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and the wondrous cathartic value of just getting out there.
At this juncture, yet again,
I would also like to thank Al Sloman (no really I would),
for putting this out there, and publicly (across the entire bleeding internet) humiliating me into facing the dreadful truth of it all.
Me, I'm that fat fuck on the left, at the 2012 Daunder. Weighing in at around about the 14st 2lb mark :-O And not really willing to admit to it.
ASHAMED NOW! OH YES!!!!
BUT NOW!
That is the same Top. That is the same bloke Notice the lack of stretch on it now. 12st 2lb.
AND.. All my suits and smart clothes fit again :-)
NEVER GO BACK!!!!!!!!
I REST MY CASE
So do what do you want in your life?
The beauty of all that above (apart from the picture of me)
Or a world and family of this.
I am lucky enough to have two brilliant sporty kids.
Harriet Resting on the Peddars Way Bike Ride
Ollie pre-match training at Shelford, a year ago. He is even bigger now.
But that is the world that they grew up in.
It is the world they want to be in.
Hopefully it is the world that their children will be in.
