Put a Pin on it

#socs #pin Someone once told me – you never really leave the scouts In a sense – i guess they were right. Why? i hear you ask – because of some little things picked up along the way back when i was a cub scout (yeah! i am that old) when we went on expeditions …

Underground

#SoCs #Cave #Underground Speedwell Cavern, Derbyshire – Image created by inky, from image on google. I’ve never been a pirate or had thoughts of being a caveman but someone before me thought it would be great to trade minerals or metals – they found in their home for some meat, or berries or something else …

Hike

Hike An original piece of poetry by yours truly, It originally appeared on the Pages of Allpoetry.com but i’ve added a few lines and decided to share the new copy with the wordpressors – Hope you like it His multi layered coat is on his back kinder scout area…. can expect an attack He’s been …

Well worn Blanket

Salford 16th May 2017 Blanket Back in Nineteen eighty two – i started taking this long woolly blanket to camp Like many other scouts i stuck it at the end of my tents sleeping bag, and As it got cold, i wrapped it round me to keep warm Now, each camp i went to – …

Mountain Meadow

#coloryourworld #cyw #mountainmeadow Salford, 22nd February 2017 Lakeland, painting from photo by B.F.Kirkham Mountain Meadow, this colour takes me back to a particular time in my life when my old boots would come off the stack in the hallway and i’d journey with mates up and down the motorway go north – and meet up with …

A Tale of Old Boots

These Boots Were Made for Walking March 2011 In a part of the corridor, just by the stairs by the front door, lies a pair of Old Black Boots. It’s been quite a while since they have been walking. And if their owner were truthful – they could do with a bit of a clean.  The …