Get Up Go Outside - Everyday Adventures 14
Autumn has arrived as we are showered in golden leaves, marking the perfect season for evening walks.
Autumn is here. Golden leaves fall and drift into muddy puddles. The grassy fields glisten in the cold morning dew. October is a time to dig out the woolly hats and winter coats and get outside to notice the changing of the seasons.
Here are a few small adventures I’ve been on over the past month:
Three Days In The Peaks
This year seems to have slipped by and I’ve seemed to have used little of my annual leave at work. We decided to book a few days off this month, and with little time to plan anything decided that just heading to the Peak District in the van without a plan would be a fun family adventure. I’ve posted a round up of the trip on my website.
Taking Time To Breathe
Taking Betty for a walk is usually one of the ways I find time to spend outside, exploring the local area. Rather than just walking on through, rushing to get home and get on with the day, I’ve been finding little breaks to sit an relax. Whether that be at the top of the local hill as the sun sets or watching the ducks glide through the reeds at the nature reserve. Each time I take a few minutes to just take everything in and notice the colours changing as we slip into autumn.
A New Old Camera
I recently bought a 70 year old Zeiss Nettar camera. A medium format film camera older than anything else I own. My local camera shop gifted me a expired roll of film to give it a try. I’ve shot all 12 photos on the camera now, and am just waiting for them to be developed. It was interesting walking around my village and trying to find old things to take photos of. Why is it that taking pictures of old things is so tempting with a film camera? If you want to see the photos then subscribe to my photography newsletter Adventure Lens where I’ll be posting them in a few weeks.
When I find myself with free time that isn’t spent outdoors, I usually end up reading or watching other people spend their time outside. Here are a few things that have taken my interest recently:
One of my favourite photographers, James Popsy, has released a new book. Human Nature is a study of people and our surroundings, our structures and the landscapes we build them in.
Beau Miles has released a new film on his YouTube channel where he builds a Junk Chicken Coop for his daughter.
My good friend, Ian, has an Instagram page, Archi_tunity where he looks at different types of architecture on his travels.
This months book seems quite fitting as we begin to transition into the winter months. Wintering by
takes us through her own experiences of winter, exploring how to take care of ourselves through times of hardship and challenge. I found the book inspiring and hopeful, and related well to the high expectations work and life can place on us.
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