walking – Page 3 – Richard's blog

A shoe, some dust from muddy shoes, a brochette, and a brush

Brushing Shoes and Mindfulness

13 December 2022 richard Swiss walks

Have you considered brushing shoes and mindfulness? I ask because as I have played with the brush, to clear dirty mud off my shoes I

When Rain Doesn’t Show Up

4 December 2022 richard Swiss walks, Switzerland

They forecast rain and I looked forward to going for a walk and having clean shoes as shoes are washed by the rain keeping shows

A Call for More Cycling and Walking Paths

29 November 2022 richard Swiss walks

I walk or cycle almost every day across five or six villages per walk, and more on bikes. During these walks and bike rides I

The Season of Muddy Shoes

14 November 2022 richard Swiss walks

We are in a pandemic and I like to walk away from people. To do so I need to walk along muddy paths by the

A Weekend Walk During a Pandemic

14 May 2022 richard Swiss walks

Today I went for my daily walk and I saw a shape. I thought, “That looks like a fox” and as I approached i had

Stormy Skies Near Nyon

3 May 2022 richard environmental, Swiss walks, Switzerland

The weather was finally dynamic today. The storm warnings were flashing towards Hermance, on the French side of the lake. This gave a nice contrast

Spoonley Wood Roman Villa and Mosaic

14 February 2022 richard archeology, Archeology Tweets

Roman remains may be found and excavated but sometimes nature reclaims them. These ruins were discovered in 1882 but nature returned and hid them safely

Scotland’s Roman Wall – Tweet

13 February 2022 richard archeology, Archeology Tweets

When I started writing about the Roman civilisation in the summer of 1996 content was still new on the web. Wikipedia didn’t exist and we

Frozen Fountain Water

29 January 2022 richard Swiss walks

Although the name of this blog post is bizarre it is inspired by the site of a fountain with a big block of ice, serving