Well it has been a busy weekend so far, managed to get my land line installed finally. It involved running around like a madman after the bus home broke down, getting a taxi to the village, answering client phone calls whilst standing in a chippy. (which I must say, Meriden chip shop is awesome)
So now hopefully next week I will have a proper Internet connection rather than the temperamental (the connection speed depends on which part of the arm of the couch it is on…..) 3G connection through my mobile phone.
Anyway after a shipment from Argos with my new shiny freezer, chair and desk arrived (whilst in the shower this morning), assembling that and doing shopping for the next couple of weeks, I decided to go for a wander into the countryside to relieve my headache and rest my eyes for a while.
I knew that the Heart of England Way ran through Meriden before I moved here, but couldn’t find accurate maps on where it was, without having to fork out 12 pounds for a map book. (HA!) After wandering down Main Street I found the beginnings of the public footpaths that run up the little hill into fields a onwards into the surrounding countryside.
Now I had started walking at around 16:00 so I had a wonderful view down on to the Birmingham Plateau and I could even see where I used to live 16 miles away! To my left I could catch glimpses of Coventry city centre and sadly I did pass through a field where a farmer was spraying muck, NOT A NICE SMELL!
I only walked a very short way, 2 hours 20 minutes round trip, however the walk was enjoyable, the views were stunning and the route is very well signposted which calmed my paranoia that I was going to get horribly lost.
I ended up in the tiny village called Berkswell, which has a wonderful little church, Tudor style thatched houses and is all that you can expect for a quaint little village. Sadly I didn’t linger too long as I was swiftly running out of daylight and I wandered back the way I came to Meriden where I was followed by ducks.
There seems to be a pattern forming with me and ducks.
Overall, a nice chilled Saturday with no work and the discovery of a really nice and quiet route to walk along, might try going north tomorrow or next weekend and there is always the possibility of making a day out of it!
Anyway here are a few mediocre shots that I took on my E71, which to my horror I didn’t notice that the camera settings were on low till I got back 
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Another attempt to get a sunset shot, bleached out :(
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Nice little pond, no ducks though
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It was a nice house!
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Nice little area to sit and think before going home
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Small yet beautiful little church
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The sun shining on the field was rather gorgeous here, just leaving Berkswell
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Right on the horizon, you can just make out the city centre
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Managed to get the E71 camera to produce a lens flare!
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Almost home!
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The ducks decide to follow me home. GAH!
Heart of England Way
Well it has been a busy weekend so far, managed to get my land line installed finally. It involved running around like a madman after the bus home broke down, getting a taxi to the village, answering client phone calls whilst standing in a chippy. (which I must say, Meriden chip shop is awesome)
So now hopefully next week I will have a proper Internet connection rather than the temperamental (the connection speed depends on which part of the arm of the couch it is on…..) 3G connection through my mobile phone.
Anyway after a shipment from Argos with my new shiny freezer, chair and desk arrived (whilst in the shower this morning), assembling that and doing shopping for the next couple of weeks, I decided to go for a wander into the countryside to relieve my headache and rest my eyes for a while.
I knew that the Heart of England Way ran through Meriden before I moved here, but couldn’t find accurate maps on where it was, without having to fork out 12 pounds for a map book. (HA!) After wandering down Main Street I found the beginnings of the public footpaths that run up the little hill into fields a onwards into the surrounding countryside.
Now I had started walking at around 16:00 so I had a wonderful view down on to the Birmingham Plateau and I could even see where I used to live 16 miles away! To my left I could catch glimpses of Coventry city centre and sadly I did pass through a field where a farmer was spraying muck, NOT A NICE SMELL!
I only walked a very short way, 2 hours 20 minutes round trip, however the walk was enjoyable, the views were stunning and the route is very well signposted which calmed my paranoia that I was going to get horribly lost.
I ended up in the tiny village called Berkswell, which has a wonderful little church, Tudor style thatched houses and is all that you can expect for a quaint little village. Sadly I didn’t linger too long as I was swiftly running out of daylight and I wandered back the way I came to Meriden where I was followed by ducks.
There seems to be a pattern forming with me and ducks.
Overall, a nice chilled Saturday with no work and the discovery of a really nice and quiet route to walk along, might try going north tomorrow or next weekend and there is always the possibility of making a day out of it!
Anyway here are a few mediocre shots that I took on my E71, which to my horror I didn’t notice that the camera settings were on low till I got back