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On the Wild Side – The Dorset Coast Path Day 2

I woke the next morning at 4.30am as the first light appeared in the sky and immediately leapt out of my … More

backpacking, Broadchurch, Burton Bradstock, camping, church, Dorset, Dorset Coast Path, Eype, Golden Cap, photography, rain, rambling, Red Arrows, Stonebarrow, The Dorset Rambler, Thornecombe Beacon, village life, walking, West Bay

Of a new henge, priests and quarrymen, sunsets and spray, and a ledge that dances!

It was another of those rare crisp, cold, clear, Winter days and there was bright sunshine as I parked up near … More

Anvil Point, country life, Dancing Ledge, Dorset, Dorset Coast Path, Durleston, nature, photography, Priests Way, Purbeck, Seacombe, Swanage, The Dorset Rambler, Tilly Whim, village life, walking, Whiteware Quarry, wildlife, Worth Matravers

Of a once grand abbey, a once thriving village, glorious greenery, and a graveyard

I woke to a glorious sunny morning, eager to get out on the trail again.  I had already decided which … More

Christianity, church, country life, Hilton, Milton Abbas, poetry, spring, village life, walking

A Tactile Walk

The morning was bright and for once I decided to leave Dorset for the neighbouring county to do a 15 … More

country life, farming, flowers, hill fort, meadow, nature, photography, poetry, rambling, senses, sounds, tactile, The Dorset Rambler, touch, urban life, village life, wildlife

Who Cares?

Faceless names upon the stone, No one knows, they are gone, Ashes to ashes, no-one there, Does anyone care? Loved … More

church, conceptual photography, country life, Dorset, photography, poem, poetry, village life

Of a canine encounter, a bloody battle, a blazing fire, a bright sunset……and of course, a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It was one of those beautiful crisp winter days, the frost was still heavy in the shade although the bright, … More

church, country life, Dorset, farming, nature, photography, rambling, village life, walking, wildlife

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 a village with two names, autumn fruits and foliage, hill forts and hedgerows, and being older!

It was one of those sharp, chilly autumn days and within five minutes I was thinking, ‘I hope I’ve got … More

autumn, country life, Dorset, farming, hill fort, nature, photography, rambling, trees, village life, walking, wildlife

Along the coast path with a backpack – Day 2

I unzipped the tent and peered out to see a dull but dry day although I knew from the forecast … More

camping, Dorset, Dorset Coast Path, rambling, village life, walking, weather

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

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