Showing posts with label Rumination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rumination. Show all posts
Monday, 29 December 2014

Rumination: The Conclusions of 2014

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Once again the concluding thoughts of the year come along after the business of the 2014 walking season has receded to be replaced by the su...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Rumination: 40 Years Achieved & Celebrated!

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So, how does 40 years old feel, exactly? Not all that different to 39 to be honest, or to any age back as far as about 32 for that matter, i...
Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Rumination: 1,000 Miles Achieved!

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Self, at Temple Mill, Holbeck, & at 1,000 miles  763 days after starting out and by way of 97 separate walking excursions, my 1,000 ...
Monday, 3 February 2014

Rumination: Another Dark Season Survived

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This last couple of months has not had Winter come down hard on it, there haven't been any exceptional bursts of intense cold and there...
Monday, 30 December 2013

Rumination: The Conclusions of 2013

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Here we are at the darkest corner of the season, the pit of the year, only redeemed by the fact that it has Christmas located within it, and...
Sunday, 24 November 2013

Rumination: Time, Gentlemen, Please

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No, I don't have another day in my legs. Four weekends have now passed since my last day on the trail, and I think it's fair to conc...
Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Rumination: Pausing for Breath

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Back at the start of this walking season, I said I'd be taking a few more weekends out of my schedule to allow for some recuperation and...
Friday, 29 March 2013

Rumination: Beating the Retreat 22/03/13

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Taking a room in the Black Horse Hotel in Grassington was such a good idea, being able to end your walk and immediately jump in the shower, ...
Sunday, 3 February 2013

Rumination: The Dark Season Passes

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No, I haven't given up. And the trail is due to be re-engaged. The way time passes as you get older is most perplexing, the passage of...
Monday, 17 December 2012

Rumination: The Conclusions of 2012

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Not getting up on a Saturday morning is an odd feeling after all those weekends of walking, but on the morning of 17th November I stayed in ...
Saturday, 24 November 2012

Rumination: Disappointments

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All my plans for walking through summer and winter had been mutable and subject to change, depending on weather and mood, but one was going ...
Friday, 9 November 2012

Rumination: Aches and Pains

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I keep this blog for tales of walking, it does not exist for any other purpose. The days of everyone thinking that a blog should cover every...
Monday, 8 October 2012

Rumination: 1,000 Miles

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The evening of 22nd June saw one of the most singularly extraordinary rainstorms I have seen since December of 1996 (when it rained solidly ...
Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Rumination: Active March

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Active March did not get the day 6 which was anticipated for it as I'd found that extra reserves of enthusiasm could not be found for an...