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I managed to get out for a walk yesterday around one of my regular haunts, King Down and Badbury Rings … More

black and white, clouds, Dorset, footpath, heavy sky, Landscape, sky, stormy, The Dorset Rambler, Thomas Hardy, toned, track

The Year in Retrospect – 2018 Day 6

There were a few significant things in the final quarter of the year which meant a bit of a change … More

aerobic exercise, arthritis, autumn, Cycling, Dorset, Poole Harbour, River Stour, rural, The Dorset Rambler, Thomas Hardy, walking, winter, witchampton

Stinsford Church at Sunset

The late afternoon sun caresses the side of Stinsford Church whilst autumn leaves carpet the ground between the graves. The … More

authors, autumn, Cecil Day Lewis, Dorset, evening, St Michael's, Stinsford, sunset, The Dorset Rambler, Thomas Hardy, William Barnes, writers

Of bright sunshine, eerie woodlands, raining lead shot, and a very DARK walk back!

What a gorgeous morning this was!  Bright sunshine on a crisp autumn day and this time I had made sure … More

autumn, beacon, coppice, Darkling Thrush, darkness, Dorset, Elegy, nature, rambling, sunset, Thomas Gray, Thomas Hardy, trees, village life, walking, weather, wildlife

Of dappled sunlight, amazing views, ridges and valleys, and some lost cows!

What a difference to last year!  2012 was wet, wet, wet; 2013 has been sunshine and warmth, making for some … More

Ash Dieback, church, Churches, country life, Dorset, Dorset Coast Path, farming, nature, photography, poem, poetry, rambling, Thomas Hardy, trees, village life, walking

Of literary giants and characters, bluebells and blossom, and some strange sights!

Sitting here in my office on a dull, dreary day, gazing out of the window across the local park, my … More

books, church, Churches, country life, Dorset, farming, flowers, meadow, nature, new life, photography, poem, poetry, rambling, reading, spring, Thomas Gray, Thomas Hardy, village life, walking, wildlife, William Barnes

Of summer and autumn, Dorset heathlands, memories of a hero, and a spider rescued!

Betwixt and between seems to summarise where we are at the moment and this was a betwixt and between walk! … More

church, Churches, conceptual photography, country life, Dorset, farming, flowers, Lawrence of Arabia, nature, photography, rain, rambling, Thomas Hardy, village life, walking, weather, wildlife

Of a walk gone wrong, summer sunshine, and Two on a Tower :)

You can tell the weather here has improved – I’m blogging less often and I have a backlog of walks … More

Clavell's Tower, country life, Dorset, Dorset Coast Path, farming, flowers, Kimmeridge, nature, photography, rambling, Thomas Hardy, walking, wildlife

Of fond memories, war and peace, and a snake that is not a snake!

PERCHED on my city office-stool, I watched with envy, while a cool And lucky carter handled ice. . . . … More

books, country life, Dorset, Dorset Coast Path, Enid Blyton, flowers, meadow, nature, new life, photography, poem, poetry, rain, rambling, reading, Thomas Hardy, walking, weather, wildlife

Inspiring Dorset, a deserted hamlet, a destroyed coast path…..and a sore head!!!!

This is a walk that took me through the wonderfully picturesque valleys of inland west Dorset, along river meadows and … More

books, country life, Dorset, Dorset Coast Path, farming, rambling, reading, Thomas Hardy, walking, wildlife

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