tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post4414688520062992955..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Ur-WalkThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-43087145685209192922010-10-29T21:00:58.969+01:002010-10-29T21:00:58.969+01:00I have now sold that little field, however, along ...I have now sold that little field, however, along with some bits and pieces of agricultural land, to my cousins, who are farmers. It was time to move on!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-3097857822186095382010-10-28T19:16:45.447+01:002010-10-28T19:16:45.447+01:00It IS nice to have a field, and to have a quintess...It IS nice to have a field, and to have a quintessential walk in your psyche like this. I was called by nature when we moved to our farm in 2003, and I love having a field too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-10237496923684821082009-06-24T03:45:36.157+01:002009-06-24T03:45:36.157+01:00Everyone - thanks for all these kind comments.
T...Everyone - thanks for all these kind comments. <br /><br />Timecheck - nice to hear from you! Are you Camino-bound again later this year?<br /><br />Dominic - I love Moel Siabod too. I climbed it via the SW ridge. The views across to the Snowdon masif are incredible from there.<br /><br />Delwyn - Welcome. Lots more instalments to come...<br /><br />Grizzled - it's great when a post strikes a chord like this, and we discover something we'd not quite realised.<br /><br />BtB - I feel a lot of Worsworthian resonances too in this walk - maybe I'll write about this later, if you can bear me going on about Wordsworth again!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-59675508340582618072009-06-23T19:41:04.059+01:002009-06-23T19:41:04.059+01:00More than a hint of 'coals to Newcastle' h...More than a hint of 'coals to Newcastle' here, but I read this...<br /><br />...when at the holidays<br />Return'd from school, I visited again<br />My old accustom'd walks, and found in them<br />A joy almost like meeting an old friend<br /><br />By Southey, quoted in 'The English Path' by Kim Taplin. It's from 'The Ruined Cottage' apparently.<br /><br />It seemed as though it might be appropriate.<br /><br />Lovely post by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-63566059534992989292009-06-23T16:47:33.851+01:002009-06-23T16:47:33.851+01:00I do like the idea that ones childhood walk become...I do like the idea that ones childhood walk becomes a blueprint for ones enjoyment of all future walks Robert. Your walk looks lovely.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-7560053053457976712009-06-23T12:09:03.168+01:002009-06-23T12:09:03.168+01:00I've been missing online during the last few d...I've been missing online during the last few days. It's not too long past dawn here, I'm on my first cup of coffee and trying to catch up with the world beyond the riverbank, blogs included. Reading your post has set me off on my own memory walk. I understand completely what you're saying and feeling.<br /><br />I grew up in a house my father built, and lived there until my early twenties. I'd never thought of it in this way until now, but you're so right in that subsequent walks and outdoor adventures largely stem from and are informed and shaped by those walks and adventures near home.<br /><br />Lovely post…and I'm really looking forward to the next installment.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-37064693691867420482009-06-23T10:47:19.734+01:002009-06-23T10:47:19.734+01:00Hi there,
I was so enjoying that - you write so w...Hi there,<br /><br />I was so enjoying that - you write so well that I was disappointed when you stopped...<br /><br />Happy DaysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-54308654822409764832009-06-23T07:36:53.500+01:002009-06-23T07:36:53.500+01:00Love this. Also looking forward to more. Thanks.Love this. Also looking forward to more. Thanks.Mister Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267155438873955450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-40088413690286674742009-06-23T07:31:11.641+01:002009-06-23T07:31:11.641+01:00Nice to have a field. What to do with it? I suppos...Nice to have a field. What to do with it? I suppose just leaving it to grow is not a bad idea. <br /><br />Great to have an Ur Walk. The nearest thing for me would be the paths around Seven Springs, near Lichfield. I have an "Ur Mountain" - Moel Siabod. It haunted my imagination from the first time I saw it (I was pretty small) and my first attempt to climb it ended when I forded a stream and the water filled my wellingtons. (I must have been about 3 feet high at the time).Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-30627763378137006122009-06-23T01:48:03.641+01:002009-06-23T01:48:03.641+01:00"This walk is the essence of my whole boyhood..."This walk is the essence of my whole boyhood."<br /><br />Beautifully written post, solitary walker. Looking forward to more of this walk.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-83501938137044012962009-06-23T00:18:08.890+01:002009-06-23T00:18:08.890+01:00Nice to have some roots. Walking through France mu...Nice to have some roots. Walking through France must remind you greatly of home. I've developed a sense of place after having lived in this area some 45 years, but as a child moved once or twice a year due to my father's occupation.Timecheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655966328174898998noreply@blogger.com