Autumn arrives but first signs of spring

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A bench in a woodland glade surrounded by golden leaves

Our onboard clocks became very confused yesterday (Saturday), like much of nature it turns out, as the temperatures soared to about 16 deg C and the sun blazed through the autumn leaves.

Collapsing paths in Dalston

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The end of the path ...

Recent heavy rain has started once again to do damage in North Cumbria. As yet, it is nowhere near the dangerous conditions seen in some of our towns and villages almost a year ago.  However, like the economy for the two leggers, the foundations are starting to be eroded. With the sun shining we arrived [...]

To the woods in search of fungi

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Mushroom, toadstool or fungi?

We return to Finglandrigg Wood, a place we last visited during the early part of 2009 in search of fungi, toadstools and autumn leaves.

Remembrance and fireworks

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Fire show puddles

After many nights of being scared by the bangs and pops of fireworks we ventured outside this afternoon for a walk to stretch our legs a bit. With big grey clouds on the horizon, we took a short car journey towards the town and our usual walking venue of Bitts Park. Last night the annual [...]

Autumn leaves and winter approaches …

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Dodging the rain showers we managed to get to the park.   We like Bitts Park because it has wide paths, which help us stay dry and clean, and also it is reasonably quiet so we can get a bit of a run about. Following the recent cold spells the leaves on the trees have [...]

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