I have a similar cool wall. I am sure many items are offended by not being included, but the ones that make it do so purely by a periodic, enigmatic whim. Here are some of my "coolies":
- A photo of my most picturesque wild camp on the sandy remote shore of Loch More on my LEJOG walk.
- A very poor photo of my old springer spaniel Barney stood in Beacon Tarn looking forlorn taken by "gimmer".
- A picture of cloudberries, scanned from a book. I found cloudberries on a walk in the Yorkshire Dales - they are rare in our region, and I inexplicably failed to take my own photo on the spot - a regret that niggles whenever I think about regrets.
- A photo of our Merlin Rocket dinghy (Impala) being sailed by my brother Nick - we raced this on Hollingworth Lake in the Sixties.
- A cartoon of Toad pondering over a map (my family nickname was "mapman". I also had a reputation for "poop poop" moments).
- My own photo of Meall Bhuidhe bothy where I passed an atmospheric night alone on my LEJOG walk. I reckon it is nine miles in any direction to a proper road.
- A Frenchman, Sylvain, posing at the foot of an alpine peak. I met him in a refuge ten years ago and we have corresponded ever since.
- A birthday card from a painting by Jonathan Trotman showing three figures huddled on a mountain peak. Trotman was commissioned for a special painting in the Joss Naylor biography, and I have a limited edition print.
- A dreadful hand done panorama photo of Arnside prior to my discovery that this could be done effortlessly, and seamlessly in Photoshop.
Quotes:
"Adventure only happens to adventurers" ... unknown
Better drowned than duffers if not duffers won't drown" ... Arthur Ransome
"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait until that other is ready, and it may be some time before they get off" ... Henry David Thoreau
"If you need a machine and don't buy it, you will ultimately find you have paid for it, but don't have it" ... Henry Ford
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| Despite my boasts about Photoshop, my attempt to panorama these three pics was a failure |
what an extremely good idea
ReplyDeleteonly one problem - where do you find the space?
it's a bit like the collection of stones I have from ages back - all have deep personal religious or spiritual or existential or experiential significance of course but with a fair number that is lost in the mists and forests of memory: most people seem want to sling them out as mere dust collectors - forgive them, for they can neither know nor understand!
gimmer - I still have a bit of space to go on that wall.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to give it a try why not consider fridge magnets? I don't suppose they would be any good for your stones though.