Year: 2013
100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week# 81
Julia says . . .
‘I don’t know about you but things seem very odd in the meteorological system! The weather is not behaving as it should anywhere in the world. Cue for the prompt:
…the unseasonal weather meant …’
Muddy Hindrance
The unseasonal weather meant that I could really have done with my boots, but I’d left them behind in my panic. Over and over my feet slid and at one point I nearly fell headlong into the canal. Toby wasn’t strong enough to help very much but at least he could shine the torch on the towpath for me. Every few feet there was a crunch as I stepped on a pocket of ice glazing the mud.
Finally we passed the lock.
‘You’ll never treat anyone like that again will you dad? Goodbye, you bastard.’ With one big shove his body sank into the deepest water.
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Jakes Sunday Post: Bay
As always Jake created a cool animation for his Sunday challenge, check his Bay and join in at http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/sunday-post-bay/
I’ve chosen Torbay, the English Riviera for my entry.
Grand Western Canal
I walked at the canal again today, starting from the Jubilee bridge this time. It does a horseshoe loop that is quiet disorientating, you feel as if you’ve turned around on yourself. It started cold but once the sun broke through it became a gorgeous day for a stroll, towards Halberton. 
The tow path winds its way through the Devon countryside for eleven miles.
With lovely views of farmland.
Under some very old bridges, the Devon section of the canal opened in 1814 so the bridges must be roughly the same age.
It was a muddy day and welly boots were called for – sadly I wasn’t wearing mine! Never mind, it was worth it to see this stunning tree.
There is lots of wildlife, but I took the wrong lens. When I was there a few weeks ago I had the zoom lens and needed the the standard, this time if I had the zoom I could have got a decent shot of . . . I’m hoping the Hobbit will tell me?
If you live in the UK you will have heard about the damage to the canal bank in November last year when many parts of the country suffered severe floods. This gallery shows some of the damage, and the temporary dams that are in place to prevent further problems until the repairs begin. Thankfully Devon County Council have budgeted three million pounds to rebuild the thirty metre breach in the embankment. The work begins in June and will take nearly a year to complete.
Now I’ll leave you with a photo from the end of today’s walk, hope you enjoyed it.
Travel Theme: Green
Ailsa has chosen Green thsi week, join her at http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/03/15/travel-theme-green/ and see everyone’s interpretations. Here are mine, all taken in Turkey.
Heiropolis Madhu?
Modern tile
Opium Poppy Fields
Ankara Tile
Istanbul
Real Turquoise
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime
Lunchtime on a weekday is about eating quickly at my desk and then going out for some fresh air to help keep myself awake for the afternoon. I always have my phone camera with me and keep my eyes open, these photos were taken at various times of the year. Sometimes I walk to the main building, the hospital, where there are often health related displays like the robotic surgery equipment I showed you recently. Below is a walk through, blow up model of the lungs to raise awareness of lung disease a couple of months ago. There are very old trees, and wide grassy areas around the campus and also a childrens park nearby as well as a lovely garden in the cancer support centre. If the weather is just too inclement I’ve been known to walk the very long corridors of the hospital to check out the constantly changing artwork on the walls, check out the shops or sit in one of several cafes. Not bad for a lunch break is it?
What does lunchtime mean to you? share at http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/photo-challenge-lunchtime/
The Lazy Poets Thursday Haiku
I expect a trio of haiku has a special name and if Bjorn http://brudberg.wordpress.com/ reads I hope he will tell me.
Four thousand years past
flourishing on Scorhill Down
ancient settlement
Solid granite rocks
disgorged by volcanic fire
circle hallowed ground
Tall maidens of stone
standing for millenia
sheltering their hearths
The Paperless Future – “Emma”
This made me laugh out loud, thanks to my friend Kathy.
Wordless Wednesday
Jakes Sunday Post: Arrangement
http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/ has given us the prompt of arrangement this week and Jake says, ‘The act of arranging or being arranged like Places, living things or collection of things that have been arranged. The condition, manner, agreement, settlement or music result of being arranged.’ I’ve chosen three photos taken on Dartmoor, the result of arrangement by Man, Nature and the Universe or God if you choose.
Lucid Gypsy 