Trail Camera - April

Busy thoroughfare, in addition to the rats, grey squirrels and many small birds we've had badger, fox, deer, jay, buzzard and to my excitement a stoat. 

Keep Moving - Week 17

On Sunday I did just about six and a half miles along the old railway line from Eskbank to Roswell and back along the Pittendreich burn.  Maybe I am remembering through rose coloured glasses but I have teenage memories of keeping ponies out this way and it not being housing estates as far as the eye could see.  Not long before I rest on a stick, chew a blade of grass and mutter ‘I can remember when all this was fields’!  Mind you don't find handy ice cream vans out in the wilds...  Away with work all week, honestly I could of got up and stomped the streets of Perth early doors but I didn't.  Friday I met Nicola for a quick spin around the Humbie woods with joyfully bouncing collies, then later I stopped at Bolton Kirk which is where the mother, brother and sister of Robert Burns are buried.  Saturday was a pre hair cut Melrose mooch, a trip to the trail camera and a wander up to see the ELPA 40th anniversary year tractor road run coming back to base.

Chamfrons this week

Chamfron Tizona completed a 32km EGB pleasure ride at Pembrey beach, flying along in 2 hours 25 mins and Chamfron Ojo de Tigre was second in the level one TREC pairs.

Keep Moving - Week 16

Sunday,Tuesday and Thursday nights were a railway line stroll with a pal.  Wednesday we (Craig and I, not Spidey!) investigated Carberry woods, starting at Carberry Tower and walking through the woods to Queen Mary's mount.  Spotted our first bluebells of the year and walked along a very imposing avenue of giant redwoods.  The commemorative stone which states that the earthworks "were thrown up by the English" is thought to not be entirely true and the site is an Iron Age hill fort which rather pre dates the Battle of Pinkie.  Saturday started at Forgandenny Horse trials then I thought I'd swing past Loch Leven on the way home.  I have the circular around the loch on my list of walks to do, as it is 13 miles long and there are current path closures I knew it wouldn't be completed today but I thought I'd do a few miles.  Firstly, I never learn, I could have headed back to the M90 but no I took the scenic route provided by Google maps, one eye carefully on my rapidly decreasing fuel range until I eventually finished up at Kirkgate Park car park.  Heading clockwise I quickly hit the path closure, sauntering back in the opposite direction I planned to head to the RSPB centre but as the night got muggy I was walking through a curtain of a million small flies.  I wiped them off my teeth and out my eyes, watched the uninspiring gravel track head off into the distance and decided I was done for the day!

Chamfron Paloma - 11 years old

A pony after my own heart as she spots the donut centre piece and inhales it!

Chamfrons out and about

Christine and Tizona have been riding a loop around the peaks and dales of Derbyshire taking in a bit more of the Pennine bridleway. They tackled the very challenging Jacobs Ladder path up from Edale, then a gentler ride south along the old railway line of the Tissington trail.  Alison and Paloma have been at another cattle clinic where Paloma has absolutely found her confidence and is now the master of the Criollo hard stare!  Chaco has been busy playing chukkas.

Keep Moving - Week 15

Monday night we did the Craigielaw coast loop, absolutely baltic but saw lots of seals.  Tuesday was a spin around Buterdean.  Wednesday walks we met at Lauder and walked along the Southern Upland Way and round the golf course, can't lie, also a bit parky.  My ears pricked at mention of a (maybe only proposed?) witches memorial in the area so I will head back down and do some more exploring.  Saturday was a walk around New Winton with Martha and the cheery spaniels.   A week that was more about the company and the chat than exploring anywhere new but that's not a bad thing!