Wandering
The oil well in Farley's Wood Here in northern England, December has given us too many grey days. Above the cloud cover there was glorious sunshine but here on the ground we have been conducting our pre-Christmas lives in a murkiness that has been almost devoid of colour. However, today - Saturday 14th, the weather gurus promised blue sky and yellow sunshine. Needing exercise and the stimulation of previously unknown territory, I headed out into Nottinghamshire. An hour after leaving home, I was parking Clint near the oil well in Farley's Wood south of Milton. There were two nodding donkeys there. I drank coffee from my flask and then set off on a circular walk that took me two hours and fifty minutes to complete. This included a longer stop than anticipated at All Saints Church in the village West Markham. A friendly woman who is one of the ancient church's keyholders let me in and we talked for several minutes about the church and life in general. There was an in...