Treasure Hunt Backlog - July!
9:39pm, 9th Sep 2021 | 4 Comments
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For one reason or another - mostly work related - not much running happened for me in the last few months, with a knock on effect on treasure hunting (my 'house rules' are that I have to collect all my photos when out running). So I've got a bit of catching up to do - starting with July.
1. Only fools and horses
This is the one that held me up. I sometimes see a replica of the three wheeler driving through town early in the morning - but not this month. So had to settle for the asses and horses on Stratford Road.
2. Face
I ran 20 sodding miles just to take this picture - only to find it obscured by the work to dig up Bedford High Street.
3. Witchery/wizardry
The trusty street sign approach...
4. Sculpture
This obelisk sits in the middle Chicksands Woods, and is in memory of George Montague Dunk, Earl of Halifax. I have no idea what it's doing in rural Bedfordshire. And having read the 'blurb', couldn't help wondering if despite his stated virtues he might have dabbled in the odd slave.
5. Pirates
What running I did do in July was centered on the Dead Mans Ultra - a pirate themed ultra-marathon. It's on my to-do list to do a separate blog about it. But here was just before the race start - the infamous Mark Cockbain with his back to the camera.
6. Cover up
Stumbled across these two on separate runs. One is mother nature covering up man-made, the other man-made covering up nature!
7. Life's a beach
Although the real thing is a couple of hours' drive away, I live in the right place for the sand - and the local nursery also helped.
8. Weather vane
Just up the road...
9. Green cross code
For the last several years I have marshalled the final changeover point on the Greensand Ridge Relay race (a 35 mile relay race along the Greensand Ridge). I'm always slightly worried about the name of the changeover point - and urge people to take care crossing the road.
10. Topiary
Really struggled to find something here. Perhaps with its tradition of market gardening Bedfordshire people are too busy growing useful things to mess about with fancy hedges. And then I discovered this in the garden of the RSPB HQ on Sunday.
Thanks for an interesting list Lesley C. Just got a few more to find for August!
1. Only fools and horses
This is the one that held me up. I sometimes see a replica of the three wheeler driving through town early in the morning - but not this month. So had to settle for the asses and horses on Stratford Road.
2. Face
I ran 20 sodding miles just to take this picture - only to find it obscured by the work to dig up Bedford High Street.
3. Witchery/wizardry
The trusty street sign approach...
4. Sculpture
This obelisk sits in the middle Chicksands Woods, and is in memory of George Montague Dunk, Earl of Halifax. I have no idea what it's doing in rural Bedfordshire. And having read the 'blurb', couldn't help wondering if despite his stated virtues he might have dabbled in the odd slave.
5. Pirates
What running I did do in July was centered on the Dead Mans Ultra - a pirate themed ultra-marathon. It's on my to-do list to do a separate blog about it. But here was just before the race start - the infamous Mark Cockbain with his back to the camera.
6. Cover up
Stumbled across these two on separate runs. One is mother nature covering up man-made, the other man-made covering up nature!
7. Life's a beach
Although the real thing is a couple of hours' drive away, I live in the right place for the sand - and the local nursery also helped.
8. Weather vane
Just up the road...
9. Green cross code
For the last several years I have marshalled the final changeover point on the Greensand Ridge Relay race (a 35 mile relay race along the Greensand Ridge). I'm always slightly worried about the name of the changeover point - and urge people to take care crossing the road.
10. Topiary
Really struggled to find something here. Perhaps with its tradition of market gardening Bedfordshire people are too busy growing useful things to mess about with fancy hedges. And then I discovered this in the garden of the RSPB HQ on Sunday.
Thanks for an interesting list Lesley C. Just got a few more to find for August!
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EdJ
Jumper and sprinter in my youth, started running in my middle age as insurance against unpromising family medical history, and now seeking longer and longer races as a way of stretching myself.Profile | Blog | Other Blogs