WW 24th February 2010

We saw tors, four.

We saw cairns, three.

We saw urbant lights to the east (Ashburton, Teignmouth, Bovey ???)

But, mainly, we saw, and experienced,

That prickly, papilionaceous shrub of the genus Ulex.

Lots and lots of it.

We stumbled through Ulex Gallii (western, summer or dwarf).

We shouldered our way through Ulex Europaeus (European).

It was there standing tall in its mature form.

It stood ghostly and stick-like in its newly-swaled sooty form.

And it lay there in dense, plump cushions following the previous year’s swaling.

Be it furze, whin or gorse, it was there in abundancend, before the night was out, we’d had our fill.

Nice walk.

WW 17th February 2010

Sometimes, just sometimes things are less than expected
The forecast was for a nice cool, wind free night
But, is was very cold, wet and windy
So we went to Windy Post and on to Pew
Under a wall for a cup and on to the rather sad quarry that was
To Great Staple and back
So to recover we went with the boys to the Whitty.

WW 10th February 2010

Out to Sourton no less
On a cold and clear evening
Around and about
Some signs of dissent
Up to the loaf
For a warming cup
Then down, down
Round, round
To Sourton Tors
Then straight down
To the cars
And on to the rethatched Bearslake
For a cooling drink
Just as it should be

WW 3rd February 2010

Well what can you say? - not a lot really.
Did it rain? - no, not really rain.
So was it dry? - no, not really dry.
Was it clear? - sort of in and out.
Where did you go? - round Links and Dick's Well I think.
Did you get lost at all? - sort of, no, not really lost.
Did you know where you were all the time then? - some did I guess.
Wet feet? - a bit soggy I suppose.
Many people? - usual crowd give or take a few.
Get back in time? - yes we were back just after 10ish.
Many in the pub? - no, just us now I come to think of it.
Anything interesting happen? - well yes, there must have been.
Anything else you want to say? - can't think of anything.
Well thanks a lot!