I am determined not to be a grumpy old man. We are all threatened by The Virus. Its impact is made much worse by ten years of Tory and LibDem cuts to our Health Service. Never forget! Life has changed for all of us. My mental and physical wellbeing require long spells outdoors with freshContinue reading “In praise of allotments”
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Self isolation
My physical and mental wellbeing need time outdoors. Fresh air, exercise, and contact with nature. I have an allotment and enjoy walking. Being over 70 i am selfisolating, avoiding people when outdoors. Though it’s difficult to talk when two metres apart. Today’s walk was urban, two miles to the hospital and back. Arthritis in myContinue reading “Self isolation”
A walk with DATROWS
Sunday, Ides of March. On my last two walks i went astray. One can avoid this by joining a walking group. Just follow the leader. DATROWS is the Dover and Thanet Rights of Way Society. The name implies that the best way to preserve public footpaths is to walk them. I discovered the group inContinue reading “A walk with DATROWS”
A muddy walk
Among other thing i’m a Countryside Access Warden. A volunteer trained by Kent County Council and authorised to inspect and maintain public rights of way. ” Footpath warden” is shorter. A CAW may report faults, eg a broken stile. Fit waymarkers (coloured arrows) Do light pruning. Last Sunday was 10 degrees C and sunny. PlannedContinue reading “A muddy walk”