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Continue reading →: Pepper: My furry partner in crime!Mud-splattered paws, selective hearing, and an endless enthusiasm for every hill, brook, and winding path — a small tribute to my faithful walking companion and furry partner in crime, Pepper.
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Continue reading →: An Autumn Adventure – From the Solway to the Scottish BordersFrom the wild Solway Firth to Dunbar’s windswept beaches and the autumn woodlands of the Tweed Valley, our October campervan adventure brought wading birds, kingfishers, historic castles, fabulous food, a glimpse of the Northern Lights and the usual battles with the British weather.
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Continue reading →: Pooley Bridge: Harvest MoonA crisp September weekend beside Ullswater brought falling leaves, an ancient hillfort and the tantalising scratch and scamper of red squirrels in Dunmallard Wood. Autumn is beginning to settle over the Lake District — and, beneath the Harvest Moon, it is clear the season had turned.
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Continue reading →: Helmshore – Autumn Came While I Was AwayAfter weeks of travelling, I returned to discover that autumn had quietly arrived in Helmshore without me. Misty mornings, invisible geese, tawny owls, warming food and a windswept walk across historic Holcombe Moor are bringing me gently back home.
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Continue reading →: Holiday Down South, Part Three: LechladeOur final stop brought us to Lechlade-on-Thames: honey-coloured cottages, lazy riverside walks, unexpected aircraft overhead and — somewhat ironically after leaving Devon — the seafood feast I’d been searching for all week. One last slow Cotswold sunset before it was time to point the van towards home.
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Continue reading →: Holiday Down South, Part Two: Combe Martin
Blue skies, steep Devon paths, cider, mushrooms and an exciting fossil discovery that turned out to be a rock. Part Two of our South West adventure takes us to Combe Martin — where the paddleboard enjoyed a particularly restful holiday and I reignited the great cream-tea debate.
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Continue reading →: Holiday Down South, Part One: GlastonburyAncient legends, cider, a mysterious fruit cake containing cheese, a climb up the Tor and a glossy ibis: our last campervan adventure of summer begins in wonderfully eccentric Glastonbury.
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Continue reading →: Helmshore – Dressed for the Wrong SeasonLate August has left both Helmshore and me thoroughly confused about what season we’re in. Between discarded layers, quietening moors, roe deer and buzzards, summer and autumn seem to be taking turns — and now there’s a 4am date with a lunar eclipse.
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Continue reading →: Helmshore – A Strange Week on the Quiet PathsTwo walks through Musbury, barely a day apart: one unsettling discovery that sent me down a rabbit hole of Lancashire folklore, followed by sunshine, swallows, little owls — and seventy photographs of a particularly convincing rock.
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Continue reading →: Helmshore: Looking upAn eclipse, a ridiculously early meteor hunt and a spectacular Helmshore sunrise have given me a new photographic obsession. After years of chasing wildlife through a lens, I’m discovering the quieter pleasures of landscapes — and the considerable advantage of subjects that don’t fly away.
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Continue reading →: By the Sea – TorquayA camera left at home, Prosecco on the beach and a hopeful gull eyeing up our picnic. Sometimes the best escape is simply sunshine, sea and a few lazy days with a friend you’ve known for nearly thirty years.
I’m Sal, a writer drawn to the quiet magic of the natural world. My blog gathers the moments that shape a week: the first light over the hills, the call of winter birds, a walk that becomes a memory. I write about landscapes, seasons, travel, and the gentle threads that connect us to place.
Most of these moments are shared with Pepper, my ever-enthusiastic companion, who reminds me daily that even the simplest walk can hold a little wonder. Together, we explore the magic tucked inside an ordinary life — the kind you only notice when you slow down, look closely, and let the world reveal itself one small moment at a time.
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