Nature's collage.

Nature's collage.

The water parks season is over, so no constant buzz of voices in the background, an empty parking lot, and a very quiet park in general (the water park is only a small part of it).

Temperature wise it probably could have stayed open a few more weeks, with 80-90F afternoon highs the past several days, but I assume they stuck to plans agreed upon months/years ago.

A gentle walk after brekky. Red roses in the park are looking fab.

A cup of tea in the sun at the Royal Victoria Country Park towards the end of Sunday's walk.

Hamble Shore on Sunday afternoon. A lot of people on the water, on the beach and in the country park.

I didn't make it onto this ferry from Warsash to Hamble on Sunday afternoon. A few too many people. A nice day for waiting by the river.

Strawberry Field in Warsash on Sunday afternoon.

Hook with Warsash local nature reserve on Sunday afternoon.

Sarisbury Green on Sunday's walk to Warsash. A warm and sunny October day.

Just back from a fun afternoon of blog research, foraging and chatting with Weird Wiltshire's Emma. Wayland's Smithy and the Uffington White Horse are just over the border in Oxfordshire. Such fascinating places and steeped in mystery.

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Meeting on the Sunday round

Today's walk was into the woods...

When you're out on the moor do you have music that comes to you

I often have something akin to Lark Ascending going through my mind. Though not note for note. Just the essence of it I guess.

For some reason it summons my grandfather onto the hill with me, who would walk miles every week right up until he died aged 94. I've no idea if he liked the tune myself. He's off striding ahead of me though. Coat billowing behind.

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Went on a little

Dead Woman's Ditch and back via Halsway Post and Holford Combe.

4.5 miles

And off we go!

Moreton Bay fig trees so tall, green and summery.

Was such a beautiful day in the park.

Preparing for a walk (1876) by Philip Hermogenes Calderon (British artist, lived 1833-1898).

'If I could not walk far and fast, I think I should just explode and perish.' Charles Dickens.

Benefits Of Walking

Reflections in a tiny creek.

A walk in nature walks the soul back home. Mary Davis

My today.

Earthwalk Day 622 (6 October 2023), 6245 km

Just outside Steamboat Springs, , cheered on by two foxes

Some from my husband's Friday afternoon in the wooded river valley near our home in eastern , . Luckily got out before heavy rain due here over weekend. All his photos from today are on his at

Out walking in the park this morning while there's a break in the weather. Roses have taken a bit of a battering from the rain and winds. Still gorgeous though.

Breezy along Hamble Shore on Friday afternoon. Warm in the sun and very nice sitting outside the caf in the country park before catching the train home.

Crossing the river Hamble on Friday.

Friday's walk along the river Hamble. Breezy, warm when the sun came out.

I visited the Satsuki Autumn Exhibition at the Green Center in Toyohira Park.

Good morning, tooters! Friday's here, hooray! May your coffee be strong and your spirits even stronger!

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A little bit of pastoral bliss in the midst of suburbia. Photos taken with my phone on a neighborhood walk today.

Out for a park walk. The flowers next to the library have had their day and now the beds are prepped for whatever is next. Always exciting to guess what it will be. Marigolds and petunias last year - wondering if it'll be a repeat.

Another breezy day along Hamble Shore on Thursday.

I'm not the only one looking for refreshments in Hamble on Thursday.