Tuesday 14 January 2020 17:30
After three days of sitting indoors hunched over my iPad getting this all set up, I very much needed to get some air this morning.
We’re on the edge of the current UK storm, with very strong winds and lots of rain since late yesterday, but there was a bit of a lull mid morning, so I headed out.
I’m very lucky here to be less than five minutes’ walk from the woods, and just another five minutes through there to the canal. It was raining a little, and quite chilly and windy, so I didn’t want to pause for long, but I did clip my lapel mike inside my jacket just in case there was a chance to do a little video to test it out, and in order to see how well video can be added to the blog. (I thought it worked a treat directly uploaded to the site, but there have been reports of problems, so I’m trying again using Vimeo)
A swan came gliding up to me not long after I joined the towpath, but quickly realised I had no food for it, so paddled off again! It occurred to me this may very well be one of the tiny babies that I saw last summer.
Going for a fairly brisk walk along the canal, and across the adjacent fields, is going to be very important in the coming months. It’s a great way to clear my head and come up with ideas, especially for the story that’s based along its banks. I have several routes ranging from about half an hour to an hour, and I’m well equipped for all weathers. Winter walks are my favourite and as the saying goes: there’s no such thing as the wrong weather, only the wrong clothes!