A Walk for wwwp5k

Stepping out through the Donkey Field at the start of the walk- apologies for the lens flare!

I haven’t joined in any WordPress memes before, but their recent invitation to join a worldwide 5 kilometre walk last week struck a chord.

Along my old commuter route to the railway station. Sadly I found the giant monkey puzzle tree I was going to photograph is no more, but at least there’s a replacement tiny tree growing in its wake

I need to get more active, and the email mentioned Map My Walk. Is there a suitable route on there for Chippenham? It turned out there was.

The second open space of my route – John Coles Park

I’d love to live somewhere where I can just step out the door into wonderful scenery, preferably with mountains or the sea, or both. Sadly living in Chippenham means urban walking from my door, or a drive elsewhere. At least I now have a 5 kilometre route with takes in 2 out of the 3 main open spaces the town has to offer.

Starting the uphill stretch at around the half way mark

Last Tuesday dawned bright and sunny and with the trees at their peak colour, I really had no excuse not to go.

Rhus typhina gives good value at this time of the year

And do you know what? I really enjoyed it!

Looking behind me on the home stretch

Autumn’s Here

Friday Bench: Westonbirt

Late Autumn Light

At three o’clock in mid November…

Friday Bench: Bodnant

New Shoes :)

Friday Bench: Our Estate II

I posted a similar view just over 6 months ago. Here we have it with autumnal hues 🙂

Autumn on the Grass

Yesterday was the best day yet for tree colour and it was even better when the sun came out late afternoon. I rather liked the leaf colour spreading out from beneath the trees on our estate too.

Westonbirt: Rotary Glade

Self Portrait With Leaves

This week the leaves have really started to come down. These are ash tree leaves taken whilst walking around our housing estate.