antonalyptic

This weekend I did the forest loop twice totally bare foot.  "Totally" means that I do not even carry my trainers with me.  I admi...

My title "Waterworks" could refer to a municipal division or to an older man's medical condition, but in this instance I am ta...

The good Lord would not have given us bare feet if we were meant to wear shoes all the time.  Now there is an internet presence for bare fee...

Horrors - it is over a year since my last post!  Perhaps this is typical of first time bloggers - they give up too easily.  I will, however,...

No posts for a while - too busy with work - but this cold spell might change that...

No posts for a while - it has been a very busy summer - but at last the dog is showing signs of improvement so I have taken her for a couple...

A few days back I picked up a well worn book and, once again, read the following and cried: " I was the lion who forced you to join w...

Sad - the dog is convalescing so I am running alone. True I miss her, but not that much. I guess I am blessed to have freedom to be alone ...

We've had some steady rain and this makes the river angry. I was concerned that the dog might not cope with the much faster running riv...

This afternoon I cooked fish pie served with sautéed courgettes and garden peas - see my 'Food' page. It worked. Vive ma mère! I ...

A precipice is not a good place to be if you are pushed. I feel like I’ve been living on the edge for so long now that it has become a habi...

A hike for over twenty miles in the Wicklows, accompanied by a dog and a team of young men whose pace exceeded my comfort. Art's cross ...

The lakeshore is very muddy in places. When running around this part of the lake one has to accept that legs, feet and shoes will get plaste...

Talking of railways, a strange thing happened to me when about 10. At that time I collected Lone Star OOO railway - the diecast version bef...

Following my father's lead I have always been interested in railways. To cut a level swath through hills and forests and run two heavy ...

One of my pastimes is jogging. For as long as I can remember I have generally run rather than walked. At school I discovered, oh joy!, tha...

Writing an honest blog is a bit like undressing in front of the world. Even writing anonymously I am concerned that I should not misrepresen...