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Oct 23
by Nicola in London, Nature 0 comments tags: Autumn, Autumnal Colours, Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath in Autumnal Fire

Autumnal leaves on my doorstep, something I’ve come to appreciate more and more as the seasons change year after year. Having lived most of my life in Durban, South Africa, I realised I never did get to relish the changing of the seasons. It was either hot, humid and hot, wet and hot or mild. Don’t get me wrong, I had never wanted for anything different. I didn’t know different. I’d have to travel a few hundred kilometres to the Drakensberg mountains to experience the changing of the leaves. This autumn, I found the leaves to be especially striking. Perhaps I’ve learned to appreciate nature more, feel more of a connection because of the crisis this world is in. Autumn’s falling leaves teaches how to let go, a natural process of Life. “Change is the only constant in life,” Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher once stated.
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Map of Ben Nevis Bridge over water en route to Ben Nevis River en route to Ben Nevis Bridge over water en route to Ben Nevis Path to Ben Nevis Valley below Ben Nevis Steep steps up Ben Nevis Summit of Ben Nevis Memorial remains on summit of Ben Nevis Descending Ben Nevis
Nov 07
by Nicola in Adventure, Back2Blighty, Hiking, Nature, The United Kingdom 1 comments tags: Adventure, Autumn, Back2Blighty, BeanOn Photography, Ben Nevis, Challenge, England, Exploring, Glen Nevis, Hiking, nature, Rugged Terrain, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, The United Kingdom, The United Kingdom's highest mountain

Ben Nevis, Scottish Highlands

In Edinburgh, the day before my Ben Nevis adventure, a street photographer warned me about the hike. “It’s steep at the start, in the middle and at the end. And it’s mostly steps, steep slippery steps. It’s tough, tougher than you could imagine.” Nonsense, I said to myself. How bad could it be, really?! After all I’d whizzed up Sani Pass (starting at 1544m and rises 1332 vertical meters to summit at 2876m) and Table Mountain (1,086 metres above sea level). Ben Nevis stands at 1352m above sea level, not that much higher than Sani Pass. The gradient only being 15 percent steeper. What’s 15 percent in the grand scheme of things, right? Well…   Only after reading the article discovered on Walkhighlands about the hike, I thought much better of it. Perhaps Steve, the street photographer, wasn’t exaggerating after all. And not training for the walk was perhaps a little unwise from my side.   From Fort William, a town nestled along the shores of Lock Linnhe, in the western Scottish Highlands, we accessed Ben Nevis. The United Kingdom’s highest peak. With the ground wet, rocks glistening, and the mist lifting at the beginning of the hike, the two of […]
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Nov 05
by Nicola in Hiking, Nature, The United Kingdom 0 comments tags: Autumn, Autumnal Colours, Back2Blighty, BeanOn Photography, Exploring, Landscape, the River Thames, The United Kingdom, Windsor, Windsor Castle

Windsor in its autumnal glory

What delight being able to experience Windsor in its autumnal glory.   Over a two-week period from late October to now, I immersed myself in an array of foliage in rich tones of scarlet, gold, bronze and copper along the River Thames in Windsor, from Eton towards Stains-upon-Thames.   Decorative trees and shrubs in their changing coats of fiery colours reflect and dazzle in the still water of the river.   The warm colours of Windsor Castle appear to echo the burnished leaves and rusty colour palettes.   Soon the autumnal landscape will lose its leaves, paving its way for a barren, stark winter.    
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