For my walk this week I am revisiting York by reposting a walk I took round York University campus at this time of year in 2017.
Category Archives: Reviewing the Walk
Swiss Valley Water – Reviewing the Walk
My walk this week up to Swiss Valley Reservoir was a very wet one, but also a very enjoyable one despite the amount of water (except for the fact that my umbrella kept collapsing on me!).
Please note: I need to let you know that my weekly posts are going to change slightly – from here on there will be no post on Saturday. I am cutting My Weekly Walk posts to Monday, Wednesday and Friday with the soundscape for the walks being posted on the Friday. Further cuts may be necessary in the future.
I took the walk later in the day than expected and in combination with the wet weather, this meant it was another walk that started out dark and became darker and darker as I followed the riverside footpath up the ravine. By the time I reached the reservoir (not very far) the scene was as you see it in the image above.Continue reading
Reviewing the Year – 2017
At the end of this first week of 2018 I have selected one image from each month of 2017 plus the featured image on the StillWalks blog page.
I thoroughly enjoyed all my walks in 2017 and look forward to posting about more walks in the coming year. However, I may need to cut down on the number of posts. As much as I enjoy doing the photography, field recording and writing, there will be a distinct pressure on my time in 2018 and cutting to one post per week may be one of the solutions to this problem. I will do my best and we shall see how it goes – either way, unlike this week, future posts will include soundscapes as well as images.
I would like to thank everyone for following the StillWalks blog in 2017 and I look forward to reading all your posts in the coming year. I hope it will be a very productive one for all of us. Happy New Year!
January – Botanic Garden of Wales
February – Rainy Day Cardiff
March – Cwm Dulais Dew
April – Llyn Llech Owain woodland
May – Pagham Walk 2
June – Marshes 2
July – Dog, Scottish Beach
August – Wild Ponies, Wales
September – Welsh Cliff Path
October – Llanrhidian Marshes
November – Stratford Park, Stroud
December – Urban Dawn Walk
July To September – Reviewing the Third Quarter
For this first week of 2018 I have picked out some of my preferred shots taken on the many walks I enjoyed last year. Today I am looking at a few of my favoured photos from July to September 2017 and if you want to see more of them, just select the posts from the monthly archive on the blog page.
July – Scottish Sky
July – Dog, Scottish Beach
August – Wild Ponies, Wales
August – Welsh Sheep
September – Bishopston Valley
September – Welsh Cliff Path
April To May – Reviewing the Second Quarter
For this first week of 2018 I have picked out some of my preferred shots taken on the many walks I enjoyed last year. Today I am looking at a few of my favoured photos from April to June 2017 and if you want to see more of them, just select the posts from the monthly archive on the blog page.
April – Sunset Aberystwyth
April – Llyn Llech Owain woodland
May – Pagham Walk
May – Pagham Walk 2
June – Marshes 1
June – Marshes 2
January to March – Reviewing the First Quarter
Happy New Year! For this first week of 2018 I have picked out some of my preferred shots taken on the many walks I enjoyed last year. Today I am looking at a few of my favoured photos from January to March 2017 and if you want to see more of them, just select the posts from the monthly archive on the blog page.
January – Botanic Garden of Wales
February – Rainy Day Cardiff
February – The Waterside fence
March – Cwm Dulais Dew
March – Cwm Dulais perspective
Valley Frost Revealed – Reviewing the Walk
When I arrived at this viewpoint near the start of my walk this week, the valley was filled with a thick fog. Now, having had a peaceful walk through the forest, the valley is revealed, and it is cold with frost.
In a couple of my posts about this walk I have described the woodland as peaceful, and indeed it was. The background sound of traffic on the motorway is almost always there but there are a few pockets of peacefulness that allow virtually complete escape from that sound.Continue reading
Distant Horizon – Reviewing the Walk
In reviewing my walk this week I can see that I have posted another set of very dark images – it must be the time of year! The selected photos from my posts about this walk illustrate both the urban start in a multi-story carpark and the approaching light of dawn on the horizon in a windy Swansea Bay.
The soundscape for this week backs up the images as always but while it includes the sound of crashing waves towards the end, it does not include the noise pollution of street cleaners and leaf blowers being used at 6 AM. Continue reading