Thursday 31st October
Today we bowed to previous wet weather and devised an all Tarmac route.
Heavy rain arrived after fifteen minutes, and we consulted the map for a shortcut. Fortunately weather improved, but rain threatened for the rest of the walk, and that was not conducive to prolific photography, but three opportunities arose.
A combination of light, composition and subject impressed me for picture one.
An addition for my folder “Relics” appeared which was a contrast to broken-down farm machinery, and sparked inspiration for a possible Photoshop painting.
Bendrigg Trust minibuses are often seen in our locale, but I never bothered to enquire further. Today we came across their headquarters in the middle of nowhere (see Bendrigg Lodge halfway down the eastern side of our walk on the map). A nosey round their website
http://www.bendrigg.org.uk was interesting. A strong sense of dedication and altruism comes across.
“The Bendrigg Trust is a residential activity centre specialising in high quality courses for disabled and disadvantaged people, of any age or ability”.
The rest of their website is worth a look, particularly their history and funding details. It is a charity, and not a fortune making enterprise - it relies on donations to counteract its operating deficit. They have been established since 1977 and seem to be a hearteningly good organisation.
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A sample of routes drawn with different colours/opaqueness/line format.
If lines are made opaque they obliterate detail on the map.
Suggest click to enlarge if interested - any suggestions on best format welcome. |
