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Same view from Lusha's perspective.
Her wardrobe change is still ongoing.
Fluffy snow, wherever we go.. Moth-eaten carpet-ass creature 😅
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#Birds #Owl #Iowa #FediPajareo
#DailyWalk
Today was the second (maybe third?) time I've seen a large bird of prey taking flight from the pond's edge. Not sure if it's always the same bird, but today's sighting looks to me like an owl (I'd guess a barred, but maybe a great horned). Maybe someone can tell... -
From today's #DailyWalk: The deer didn't hang around for a close-up.
Also, I got a better photo of the mystery bird from a few days ago. It's a Northern Flicker, and it's always in the tall willows by the pond. I've noticed a potential nesting cavity in one of the willows.
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#Spring #Gardening #Weather #Iowa
Rain. We had no rain during the last 4 weeks of March. In the first 12 days of April, it rained on 7 different days for a total of 4.5 inches / 114 mm.
Photos from the #DailyWalk and the muddy garden.
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Mystery bird from today's #DailyWalk. This bird darted into a large multiflora rosebush at the edge of the pond. Safe inside its fortress, it let me get close enough for a photo (even on this cloudy day).
Best guess: Female Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle race). The beak and the eye-stripe seem to fit. AND... I saw a male in this same location last April 26.
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#Birds #Hawk #Iowa #Fedipajareo
Long tail. On the #DailyWalk yesterday, I saw this medium-sized hawk flying over the pasture. Not many details are clear in this silhouette, but what a tail!
I think it's probably a Cooper's hawk, or possibly a Sharp-shinned hawk.
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This Blackthorn looked great next to the path through the woodland with the sun breaking through the trees in the distance.
#photography #nature #naturephotography #MobilePhotography #dailyphoto #dailywalk #blackthorn #woodland #woodlandphotography #angus #scotland -
#Flowers #Pollinators #Butterfly #Iowa
I passed by the same Wild Plum from a few days ago on today's #DailyWalk. It's at peak bloom now, and there were lots of pollinators -- including this Spring Azure Butterfly.
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The woodland is still carpeted with wild garlic but I found a small clearing with some daffodils lit by some lovely sunlight. The wood is quite calm after Storm David.
Today I used my micro four thirds camera with a vintage Pentax M series 50mm f1.7 lens.
#photography #microfourthirds #nature #naturephotography #angus #scotland #woodland #daffodils #wildgarlic #vintagelens #SilentSunday #dailyphoto #dailywalk
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Happy #Sunday I hope everyone is having a great weekend. #Spring #BloomScrolling #flowers #DailyWalk #SilentSunday
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A little warmer today and the overnight rain drying, lovely and sunny when the clouds break.
I pass here most days and I'm surprised the daffodils are still doing well.
#photography #MobilePhotography #nature #naturephotography #daffodils #dailyphoto #angus #scotland #dailywalk -
A little warmer today and the overnight rain drying, lovely and sunny when the clouds break.
I pass here most days and I'm surprised the daffodils are still doing well.
#photography #MobilePhotography #nature #naturephotography #daffodils #dailyphoto #angus #scotland #dailywalk -
A little warmer today and the overnight rain drying, lovely and sunny when the clouds break.
I pass here most days and I'm surprised the daffodils are still doing well.
#photography #MobilePhotography #nature #naturephotography #daffodils #dailyphoto #angus #scotland #dailywalk -
#Moths #Pollinators #Bees #Iowa #Flowers #NativePlants
On the #DailyWalk, I noticed that the wild plums have suddenly started blooming. Two warm (hot) days hurried them along.
The pollinators have also noticed -- in this case, a bee and small moth.
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#Trees #Thorn #Iowa #DailyWalk
If you ever need material for a crown of thorns, I recommend Honeylocust.
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#Birds #Ducks #Fedipajareo #Iowa
#MarshMadnessOn the #DailyWalk, more flying birds. In this case, a pair of wood ducks. A little blurry, but the female's distinctive, white eye-ring in definitely visible.
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The theme on today's #DailyWalk was birds in flight. Turkey Vulture, Northern Flicker (probably), and a large hawk.
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The theme on today's #DailyWalk was birds in flight. Turkey Vulture, Northern Flicker (probably), and a large hawk.
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The theme on today's #DailyWalk was birds in flight. Turkey Vulture, Northern Flicker (probably), and a large hawk.
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The theme on today's #DailyWalk was birds in flight. Turkey Vulture, Northern Flicker (probably), and a large hawk.
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The theme on today's #DailyWalk was birds in flight. Turkey Vulture, Northern Flicker (probably), and a large hawk.
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#MarshMadness #NativePlants #Iowa
Horsetail (Equisetum sp.), willows, pond. #DailyWalk
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#MarshMadness #Iowa #Tadpole #frogs
Seen on the #DailyWalk: Tadpoles.
These are overwintering tadpoles. Most likely Bullfrog, but I was just reading that Leopard Frog tadpoles will sometimes overwinter, too.
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On the #DailyWalk, I spotted this Eastern Wood Peewee by the pond. It's the first one I've ever identified. It looked to me like an Eastern Kingbird, but smaller and slimmer.
These birds overwinter in Colombia and are making the long migration north. This individual might nest here or might still be heading north.
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#DailyWalk #Insects #Trees #Iowa
Willow rosette galls caused by the egg-laying activity of a small flying insect (a midge).
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10,991 steps today.
Goal was 6,000 kept going.No hacks. Just movement.
One step at a time 👣🔥 -
10,991 steps today.
Goal was 6,000 kept going.No hacks. Just movement.
One step at a time 👣🔥 -
10,991 steps today.
Goal was 6,000 kept going.No hacks. Just movement.
One step at a time 👣🔥 -
Autumn leaves, autumn light. Growing up in #Adelaide, the changes of season were subtle. Few deciduous trees meant there was no real “fall”; the vintage marked the end of summer. I enjoy the contrast here in #Bavaria, with its distinct autumn.
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn -
Autumn leaves, autumn light. Growing up in #Adelaide, the changes of season were subtle. Few deciduous trees meant there was no real “fall”; the vintage marked the end of summer. I enjoy the contrast here in #Bavaria, with its distinct autumn.
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn -
Autumn leaves, autumn light. Growing up in #Adelaide, the changes of season were subtle. Few deciduous trees meant there was no real “fall”; the vintage marked the end of summer. I enjoy the contrast here in #Bavaria, with its distinct autumn.
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn -
Autumn leaves, autumn light. Growing up in #Adelaide, the changes of season were subtle. Few deciduous trees meant there was no real “fall”; the vintage marked the end of summer. I enjoy the contrast here in #Bavaria, with its distinct autumn.
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn -
Autumn leaves, autumn light. Growing up in #Adelaide, the changes of season were subtle. Few deciduous trees meant there was no real “fall”; the vintage marked the end of summer. I enjoy the contrast here in #Bavaria, with its distinct autumn.
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn -
As I travel to work today I’m left reflecting on what today’s budget may mean for #healthcare and the #nhs in Scotland.
Are these storm clouds or a brave new dawn?
#scotland #dailywalk #lawyer #law #scotslaw #scotslawyer #rural #ruralbusiness #healthcare #nhs #renewables #propertydevelopment #photography #andydrane
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According to LinkedIn it seems I started working with Davidson Chalmers 30 years ago. How did that happen?!?
#scotland #scottishborders #dailywalk #lawyer #law #scotslaw #scotslawyer #rural #ruralbusiness #healthcare #nhs #renewables #propertydevelopment #photography #andydrane
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From the Isle of Man to Edinburgh by plane. A mere 35 minutes of flying.
#scotland #scottishborders #dailywalk #lawyer #law #scotslaw #scotslawyer #rural #ruralbusiness #healthcare #nhs #renewables #propertydevelopment #photography #andydrane
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We had a lovely evening for flying to the Isle of Man.
#scotland #dailywalk #lawyer #law #scotslaw #scotslawyer #rural #ruralbusiness #healthcare #nhs #renewables #propertydevelopment #photography #andydrane
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Thanks to recent rains the blazing stars, a late summer blooming native plant here, are finally blooming.
It's an abundant crop of them this year, more prolific than I've seen in a decade.Pockets of these are dotted all across the acreage from me picking the seeds every fall and spreading them around.
Happy to see this bc last year about half this many budded out but with no rain, the buds all dried up.
Zoom in for a close up view of these beauties.
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Fields of gold. Harvest is on its way.
#scotland #scottishborders #dailywalk #lawyer #law #scotslaw #scotslawyer #rural #ruralbusiness #healthcare #nhs #renewables #propertydevelopment #photography #andydrane
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It’s an early start @BorderUnion Show 2024 and thankfully it’s bright and sunny.
#scotland #scottishborders #dailywalk #lawyer #law #scotslaw #scotslawyer #rural #ruralbusiness #healthcare #nhs #renewables #propertydevelopment #photography #andydrane
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📍: Bridge 83, Castle Lane New Concrete
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4370562759538&mlon=-1.79726343724667#map=17/52.4370562759538/-1.79726343724667
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/50043077738#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #olton #solihull #westmidlands #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #tree #trees #canals #grandunioncanal #richmondrd #castlelane #castleln #lockdown #dailywalk #towpath #castlelanebridge #bridge #graffiti #streetart
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📍: Bridge 83, Castle Lane New Concrete
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4370562759538&mlon=-1.79726343724667#map=17/52.4370562759538/-1.79726343724667
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/50043077738#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #olton #solihull #westmidlands #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #tree #trees #canals #grandunioncanal #richmondrd #castlelane #castleln #lockdown #dailywalk #towpath #castlelanebridge #bridge #graffiti #streetart
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📍: Bridge 83, Castle Lane New Concrete
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4370562759538&mlon=-1.79726343724667#map=17/52.4370562759538/-1.79726343724667
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/50043077738#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #olton #solihull #westmidlands #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #tree #trees #canals #grandunioncanal #richmondrd #castlelane #castleln #lockdown #dailywalk #towpath #castlelanebridge #bridge #graffiti #streetart
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At the Borders Book Festival last night Melrose was looking stunning in the evening glow. What a fine event in a glorious location.
#scotland #scottishborders #dailywalk #lawyer #law #scotslaw #scotslawyer #rural #ruralbusiness #healthcare #nhs #renewables #propertydevelopment #photography #andydrane
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Village Week in St Boswells and tonight we had the local pipe band Beating the Retreat.
#scotland #scottishborders #dailywalk #lawyer #law #scotslaw #scotslawyer #rural #ruralbusiness #healthcare #nhs #renewables #propertydevelopment #photography #andydrane
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A year or two ago there were road works along a bit of road. Now the road works are back, on the same bit of road. Due to it being spring, and due to rain being quite enthusiastic this year, the route (pronounced root, not grout), is impassible. It’s not impassible because of mud, but because of long grass. In the past I would have walked through the long grass to get from A to B, or I would have walked along the river side walk, but because I wear different shoes than before, and because I don’t want ticks, I no longer walk that route until the works are finished.
My frustration with these works is that they’re working on providing better drainage for a road that already has a fallow field and trees to the side. Water has a river, and fields to drain into so drainage is not essential. What is essential is a safe path for people to walk and cycle. In this area rainwater has more rights than pedestrians and cyclists.
You don’t encourage people to walk if there are no safe walking paths between villages.
I also tried a proof of concept ride yesterday, with the electric foot scooter. I went to recycle PET bottles using secondary roads that are for agriculture, rather than normal traffic. They’re in an awful state. One of the paths as degraded due to hundreds of trucks filled with gravel rolling along. The concrete that had been quite fresh is now ruined, so riding a foot scooter along that route is now likely to destroy the wheel connector. I can roll along the path but the lifespan between services will be greatly diminished as a result of this.
## The Silver Lining
There is silver lining. The first one is that although I can go to the recycling centre for my village, if I am cheeky I can go to the ones that are permanently open, at Portes De Nyon or two or three other places. The other silver lining is that I found James Bond books at one of the lending library so I took them all. I know that I have read most so my aim is to confirm that I have read the books I have read, and then spread the books I have read, among various lending libraries during walks.
If it wasn’t for the road works then I would be walking into the countryside rather than towards, but not into the centre of Nyon. Thanks to the road works I picked up two or three language dictionaries and the James Bond books.
The road works should last for another week or two, and then I can return to the route I walk daily. It’s the last route that I have for walking. Every other walk has become too toxic and unsafe for me to walk along.
It would be interesting to see how previous generations feel about walking paths becoming more and more unfriendly to pedestrians. I really do think that farm roads should enforce that only agricultural vehicles are allowed, because if they don’t, then we need to become part of the problem, by getting into cars, to enjoy our daily walks.
## The Half Fare
As I write this blog post I am very seriously considering getting the swiss half fare again. I see that every trip I do costs about 58 CHF. If I had the half fare I would pay half of that price. The other advantage is that if I have the half fare then I could gain a lot of freedom with my walks.
Instead of walking around in big loops around the villages nearby I could range further and do linear walks, for pleasure. I could do the Toblerone walk, for example, starting in Arzier and finishing in Nyon. I could also walk from home to Coppet and catch the train back.
## No Busy Roads
One of the most alluring aspects to taking the train is that I don’t need to think about parking, and logistics do become simplified. If I don’t drive then I don’t need to think about how to get back to the car. I also don’t have to worry about traffic on the A1 around Morges or other places. It also gives me a chance to converse with people on the way to and from events. For loop walks the car makes sense, but for linear walks it makes sense to take public transport.
## The Social Aspect
One of the reasons for which I am tempted to take the train for group activities, rather than the car is social. When people go by car we often stop for a drink before driving home, but with trains we have a tendency to run onto the train and whoever came by car is left behind. Having this experience twice was enough for me to consider the train. That, along with complex logistics.
## And Finally
Growing tired of local walks, after six years of walking the same paths almost every day is natural. It’s good that I want to range, once more, and explore new places. I bought the half fare ticket while writing this blog post. The half fare train ticket makes the cost of taking the train comparable to taking the car, so it makes the car rational, when travelling along routes where the train is comparable to the car.
If people do not stop for a post hike drink, then I am happy to head to a hike, and back, on a train.
The half fare costs 190 CHF and if we assume that we save 30 CHF per trip by using the half fare then it is amortised within 6.3 hikes, so it is amortised within six to seven weeks.
Time to explore new walks.
https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/the-daily-walk-re-routed/
