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Trying to keep up the new tradition of midweek outings, I attempted to reconnoitre a route that I actually drove 30 years ago, but you certainly aren't going to drive it now or at any point in the near future. The intended route was a loop back to the start, but the higher sections of the loop...

I lent the beekeeper my cordless hedge trimmer about ten days ago, so he could see if such a thing was useful on his much larger estate than I have here. Last night, he was in the pub in the next village and, before his lift home arrived, I suggested that, if he left it in the greenhouse,. I...

Happy Birthday, @lochdhu

191 photos yesterday... Some others that might be of interest. Anybody could step up and have a go at the archery - anybody. Some immaculate ancient machinery on display, both for highway and agricultural use. And, as the day turned out to be a good bit more summery than it looked as...

I thought it was you...

A marvellous day out at the local stately home, now owned by two brothers who made huge money with some internet thing. They pay all their own (considerable) expenses to facilitate the event, then give away all gate receipts, trader fees, etc. A 10km run for those daft enough, animals, cars...

The 'age stipulated' does not seem to be stipulated.

Celebratory Nigerian Guinness last night, in the garden on a suitably warm evening, after going on a six mile walk to rescue the small forest, as my walking companion has passed the test to be a fireman - lots of hard physical stuff, but she felt most pressured by suddenly having to do mental...

Happy Birthday, @highguyuk

I have rescued an entire forest this evening. We'll see if it survives.

I am just about recovered from yesterday - I expected a three hour journey and it took nearly five hours of hard going - and, when I got back, I was greeted by a cat in the hall, looking at the clock, about six and half hours after I had accidentally locked her in the house... We have agreed on...

I did a test run of a route which was suggested for a Friday evening hike - it is 12km (8 miles) but it has some very hard sections and took me 4h 40m - we'll see if that is an acceptable standard... I did have to walk a very short section of the tarmac road that leads over the pass, that I had...

I wonder if it is possible that Trump may have actually learned something..? https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0624/1520070-us-middle-east/

Halfway there tomorrow.