These walks were recorded through word and image during the first Lockdown after Covid 19 had been declared a pandemic. It was a totally unexpected situation that, with all its supposed restrictions, inadvertently offered up a spontaneously refreshing perspective on life. For a few months, routine stripped away, I found myself plunged into a local adventure, exploring new areas of my seaside town and old ones with new eyes. I discovered that, like a race horse, I had been blinkered from what lay like shining jewels all around me, just a stone’s throw from home. I posted my walks on Facebook, not a platform I have ever been entirely comfortable with, but one which during this period became a place where I could connect and share with friends, as well as strangers, from around the world.
I hope you enjoy browsing through my ruminations accompanied by a selection of the many photos I snapped along the way.