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Our dear visitors left their trekking/hiking sticks with us.
Apparently very good for climbing hills and certainly they'll keep me steady on dirt tracks.
As soon as you turn out of our gate there is a long, well maybe 100 metres or so, hill. I've only just started walking again so I was prepared to be puffed after the first 20 metres but with one of these sticks I power walked to the top. Great fun too. I can challenge (and beat a retreat) when faced with a barking dog, knock a fig, pomegranate or the neighbours lemons to the ground and surreptitiously fill my pockets, poke and investigate interesting rubbish and strange objects in the road without actually having to touch them.
Hmm, the next day that hill wasn't quite so easy.
Some things of interest from my first walk
Clumps of wild pink cyclamen everywhere
A bougainvillia still in flower covering a fence on my walking route
'Our house is a very, very, very fine house'
Vagonia bay in the evening light
One lone and hardy yacht at anchor
Farmyard friends
They all rushed up to the gate to be fed
They were disappointed
Stacks of firewood
Olives are ready for picking
So are the pomegranates but they belong to a neighbour who is in Athens. My stick can't quite reach them to knock down a few
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Seems like those sticks will be very handy. What a great place for a walk. I would love to take in those views although I am likely to stay well clear of barking dogs.
ReplyDeleteMost of the dogs thankfully are small and just yap. There are two real biggies who are behind a fence. They hear me coming from half a km away and snarl. Don't think my stick would be much help. I don't like strange dogs at all
DeleteMy hiking stick stopped me from slipping and falling many times and they are good protection from dogs or livestock. I enjoyed your walk LA.
ReplyDeleteI like my stick. The walk feels purposeful. I tried two sticks but prefer the one
DeleteWalking poles are awesome! I can add another use - they are great when you are trying to walk around with a broken toe (personal experience LOL).
ReplyDeleteI also prefer just one stick when trail walking - it helps me keep my balance and is also a marvellous aid when going up dirt steps :)
That's what I like about them too. They really help with the balance. I went off road yesterday and felt safer on the uneven track. Havent tried them on steps yet, dirt or otherwise
DeleteI think it's your duty to climb the fence and pick some of those Pomegranates. I have some growing in France, but they never become sweet enough to eat.
ReplyDeleteThere are other trees around where the fruit is hanging over the fence but they are not nearly as red as these. Sods law. Dont know about climbing fences. I need a stick extension! These people will be coming soon to pick their olives and they always give us a big bag of them. Hope they havent all burst open and been eaten by birds by then
DeletePomegranates- one of my favourite fruits. They have a short season here and I rarely see them in the greengrocers. A little on the expensive side when they are available, Sweet and juicy with a little crunch - lovely to add (sprinkle) over a salad….we’ll I think so😊
ReplyDeleteSeeing her late majesty using a long stick as an aid had me wondering how I’d get on in suburbia using something similar. Does your walking pole collapse?
It does collapse. Very handy indeed, and sturdy
DeleteThe animals look curious (as they are), love those flowers - they are such a sight in Summer.
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