Blue Sky

The mini-heatwave continues … clear blue skies over Shropshire at 8am this morning. Spot the fly, briefly at the start, and the white speck of the plane: evidence that our …

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BoW – Social Engagement

Check out the August issue of Writing Magazine for my latest article about social media, and how writers might want to consider using it.

Chirk & the Llangollen Canal

The August issue of Country Walking magazine has a route around Chirk and the Llangollen canal. This one is for the international wanderer who likes crisscrossing the border between two …

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Hazy Hills

We have a mini-heatwave settling in. It’s 8.30am and Brown Clee hill, in the distance, is struggling to make itself seen in the heat haze. And it’s only going to …

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Shadow Skimming

Much warmer today, with bigger breaks in the clouds, although some clouds are still casing shadows across the landscape as they drift across the sky.

Space Window

The weather is set to improve over the next few days, and today I glimpsed a small break in the clouds – a window on the blue sky above and …

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Pouring Water

It’s St Swithin’s Day, and it’s not sunny. So here’s some pouring water, because, if the weather lore is to be believed, we may be seeing more of this!

Six o’clock Snapper

Well, the forecast for today was one of dryness and sunshine, so I took the opportunity to tackle one of the routes I need to do for Country Walking magazine. …

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Valley View

Out doing a walk for Country Walking today, and after climbing up Offa’s Dyke, I needed a breather, so I stopped to look at the view – Clun Valley from …

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Descending

I like the way this footpath cuts diagonally through the landscape on the other side of the valley, and today two walkers were dropping along it.