Coronavirus walk no. 186, Wheathampstead, 9th December 2023
Distance
8.7 miles
I wasn’t sure why I even bothered to go out and take these photos, but at least it was warm out. Nothing terribly special, just another fight with the white balance …
Just a country laneBy the early afternoon, the rain had cleared up and the sun was playing peek-a-boo.Distant buildingsSunlight focused on the distant fields …… and now on this fieldStrange place (see image 3)11 kV line and an undisguised transformerSo I am told, I loved tractors as a little kid. This one was registered in 1984, making it the right age.Also see 3FieldsTreesMust have also gone to Round Metal Buildings‘R’Us …House
Trying a new route:
Never been this way beforeMore mud. There’s a surprise …More trees …Not much tree cover thoughYou can see the route of the public footpath across the field. Always a helpful sight, as sometimes there is very little if any clue which way you are supposed to go.I guess it’s not too late to buy a better camera …SlurpNot sure this is even meant to be a pond, as there was some sort of drain taking the water to … somewhere.The cutest sheepMore sheepNeeds HiDPI brickwork …Mobile phone mast and the tattered remnants of a Ukrainian flag.Attempting to overfeed SnakesInBowties …Some Christmas decorations
Now heading towards Wheathampstead proper:
Another lane …Some holly …Some leaves …
Now for a diversion:
Good work! You made it so far....You are now entering the inner core of planet Terrainia.Another place that will look nice in the spring.But for now …… just the darkness of winter.For some reason they let me out …
Back to the houses, as daylight slowly fades.
Someone is proud to be Welsh!
It took far too long for Wales to officially get its own flag!
Some Christmas decorations …
Needs somewhere else to run that wire …The tiniest Christmas tree ever, on someone’s front lawn.
This was an attempt to overfeed SnakesInBowties on Imgur until he burst …
Another Christmas 2023 post box topper, one of Candy Stuart’s own. I was able to revisit it in daylight and document it better, as seen on the Christmas 2023 post box toppers page.
Looking out along the river:
This was a surprise, a VR wall box that I had walked past in daylight and never noticed. This will require a re-visit …
