Category: Outdoor Pursuits
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Eggy Bread
A Foodie prompt from My Vivid Blog Fill your Boots, its Breakfast time Ready for Dipping – the loaf of fresh white bread In expectation of being immersed slice by slice in the Eggy Mix – the savoury custard that’s Devoured by cubs and scouts alike – up and down the land
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Campfire Delight
#Writephoto #Woodland #Campfire a followon from my woodlands piece Cooking away while tents were being put up a marvellous mix of Tinned Beef and vegetables merging together in a big billy can perched over the meal, the camp cook for while other meals would be made by others it’s this one – he said, they’ll […]
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Climbing that hill
#Octpowrimo #Climbingthathill You could say that it wasn’t going to be the easy way up the vast hill ropes a neccessity if only for your own safety harnesses and clips Picking the right route and avoiding the sharpest edges to reach the summit
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Stairway
#Writephoto getting towards the stream on a summers day is a bit of a pain when you left your tent pitched at the first spot at the top of the valley got to admit though its ingenious the way the farmer and his men have left you the way to enjoy fresh water grass covered […]
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Hanging Out
#TBTMemory From six years old, i’d hang around with quite a wild bunch we’d congregate around tall trees like silver birch, Oak and beech and engage in activities cooking food over a fire or following trails by map and compass even travelling by boat (or raft) or even rope bridge to far off islands cub […]
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Trails
#socs #trails Finding a way out of the trees and back to your campsite is easy if you know how use of sticks, stones and leaves on the path to where you’re going to leaves you with an aide memoire for people wanting to follow you (It also assists, if you’re making your way back)
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Den
#Writephoto #Outdoors #Camping #Scouts It wasn’t the easiest of shelters for young scouts to construct finding wood that wasn’t attached to a tree was a difficult task in itself Take the wrong kind of material and you would attract some serious attention if not from the leaders guiding you then the camp warden in charge […]
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The Circles we walk
#Napowrimo #Writeclub Cheers to Jacqueline @ Writeclub for the prompt! I suppose its the direction of travel guided by the earth itself moving wheels round a orbital road with spokes heading off around to the nearest city, village or town on foot the directions a little bit longer but it makes the traveller a little […]
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Taking in the view
#FFFC The walk up the mountain path was a long one with snaking twists and turns past mountain bogs and pot holes and occasional dead ends They’d gone up the mountain for a challenge and to see what was at the top but stopped at a meeting point half way up eating so they wouldn’t […]
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Retreat
#writephoto #retreat Sometimes, there’s a need to just get away from the hustle and bustle of the big city. Find somewhere quiet and out of the way and relax where the air is fresh the grass is green and you’re free – from pressures of life enjoying the peace and the fresh air and maybe […]
The Inkwell 