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Thistle Viaduct and Netherby Walk
It had to be a short early walk today as Tom had to go to Dumfries for a funeral at 12.30pm so I took Tom to Kirkandrews where I had reconnoitred on Sunday to do a 3.5 mile walk over the Thistle...
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Snowed off in Selkirk so Broomholmshiels Instead
We decided last night to postpone our Selkirk walk as the forecast for the area we were planning to walk was for severe snow storms. We were delighted however that Peter made it up from Carlisle to...
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River Annan Walk to Newbie and the Solway Coast
Annan Harbour with the only boats on show a couple of ageing wrecks just like Peter and TomCrossing the River Annan on the pedestrian bridge below the main Annan BridgeThe River Annan from near Cochran...
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Sharon's First Visit to Silloth
Sharon has a day of work on a Thursday and she asked me to take her on walks at places she has never been before. This will become a monthly excursion during the summer. On this occasion her son Luke...
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Back at Stobs Camp After Eight Years
Our Wednesday Walk this week headed to Stobs camp near Hawick. We met John in Hawick and then the 3 of us  took the Newcastleton road to the Camp. On the entrance to the camp there is this memorial and...
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A Day out in Ae Village
I originally posted this blog on Wednesday afternoon after our walk but for some reason several of the photographs did not upload. I deleted the original blog and have reposted the photographs but wont...
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Our First Week of Self Isolation
On Tuesday we started our enforced Isolation on instructions of the Government. I still plan to walk every day but will just do it in the remote areas round Langholm of which there are plenty. We...
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Second Week of Self Isolation
Our second week of self isolation started on Sunday with a Mothers Day afternoon tea provided by The Buccleuch Centre and paid for by Fiona. It was excellent and we enjoyed it at home.At the start of...
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Week Three of Self Isolation
This week I stopped travelling a few miles out of the town to do my morning walk so not many photographs as I am just repeating my local walks that I am sure have been seen many times. This was the A7...
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Week 4 in Isolation
This is the first time I have ever gone a whole month and never been out of Langholm. I can hardly believe the fact that I filled the car with petrol exactly a month ago and have only done about 50...
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Week 5 in Isolation
Today should have been the opening day for Langholm Old Bowling Club. It looks like most of the Bowling season will be cancelled and we can only hope we might get a few games played near the end of the...
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Week 6 in Isolation
While we have been 6 weeks in Isolation the weather has been excellent with only one nighttime shower of rain in all that time and this week has been the warmest so far with glorious sunshine most...
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Week 7 in Isolation
As I have had a sore knee this week I have cut down on my walking so have spent a bit of time over in the Tarras Valley and watching the Hen Harriers from Hen harrier Corner on the Copshaw road. This...
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Week 8 in Isolation and an Explosive Situation in Saratoga
The week has certainly started with a bang as Fraser discovered this pair of Korean War Hand Grenades buried in his garden (Yard). He was digging channels for his new irrigation system when he found...
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Week 9 and Back Walking Again
At last after over 2 weeks of rest I am back walking again. In the first 6 weeks of the Lockdown I had been walking 6 miles a day and that had caused me to have a sore knee. The 2 weeks of rest have...
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Week 10 and a Birthday
Last weekend the garden took a bit of a beating from high winds and my Peony Rose took a battering but Gaye managed to get them staked and they are looking beautiful. For the first time in 8 weeks I...
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Week 11 and Getting out of Langholm (But not very far)
Another week and as my knee improves so does the miles walked. I started this week with a walk round Jenny Nobles Gill and was able to see the damage done to many beech hedges by the frost of a couple...
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Week 12 and the End of a Glorious Spring
The week started with my fence getting painted at long last. It was very hot and I had to finish at 1.00pm to get ready for my first game of Bowls this season. I never got any more done to the fence...
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Week 13 and a Furry Friend
I invested in a new camera this week as the magnification on my old one was only x4 so the new one is x30. It makes my Wild Life photos much better. This one if the Goosanders was taken from at least...
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My Grandchildren in the Icy Lake
Eleanor on her Paddle Board on Icy Lake near Lake Tahoe in Northern California. Fraser and the family have gone for a couple of days break and discovered nobody else there. The Kayakers with ThomasÂ
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