Weight on my feet and off my mind

My feet know they have had a workout today as we have walked miles - often round in a circle - doing another treasure hunt this morning.

This time it was close to home in Wimborne and I am in two minds about it. There were some lovely gems - places we had never been to, we hadn't even known they existed. But it was a bit of a challenging hunt as there were some very cryptic clues and two we simply couldn't solve. One of them was one of the worst clues we have ever encountered. we had to text for a clue and when we got the answer we were even more shocked it was such a bad clue. No-one would ever solve it.

However, it got us out of the house for a few miles and we walked our legs off and found some places we didn't know existed but will return to.

So some views around Wimborne

 

 

 Jubilee Gardens we didn't even know existed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The beautiful minster looking lovely in the sunshine

 

 

a quick pause for inspiration - or just for the ice-cream actually.

 

 

 

 

 

and ending up with a riverside walk we didn't know existed full of little nooks and crannies that made me feel we were on a set of Tales by the Riverbank or that Mole and Ratty were going to appear any moment.

 

 

 

 

 

and then this afternoon I finished off a big work job that has been hanging over my head like the provervbial sword of Damacles. It is now done so I feel I can resume my holiday for a little now.

 

I have new scrapping to share today and it is an inevitable Mickey page. When we go to Florida we do an awful lot of things that have nothing to do with Disney, but I am partial to a little bit of the MOUSE and so he does feature int eh albums too. I think I have a bit of a thing for black and red to be honest.

 

 

I made the border from an idea I saw on Pinterest  of course!

 

 

 

and I used journalling cards, washit tape and stickers bought on our holiday.

 

 

Today I am thankful for

• cracking a job and getting it done
• a lovely walk
• hidden spots so close to home that it is lovely to find.

 

 

I loved this pictures today .... so very much my sense of humour

 

 

 

 

and a few more of those just at the right moment pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Ann Macey]

We have to keep reminding iourselves that the answers to the clues MUST be something permanent. It won't be a poster or a notice in a shop cos that will change but something in stone or an official notice. Then the next problem is getting into the mind of the puzzle maker. We did the Malvern Hills trail on Saturday and even when I was looking at the answer to one clue I didn't see it until my cousin pointed it out......... we can all have bimbo moments. We love them too

[Jackey]

We have downloaded 3 trails we worked out how to make a book out of the downloaded pages, eventually, that was the first task don't think there is much hope for us LOL we are hoping to do at least one trail over the next week when down at the coast

[Lizzie]

Hi, glad to hear you're enjoying your summer break! The quiz trails sound interesting, though it must be frustrating to be unable to solve some clues at all. Nice photos of what was obviously an enjoyable walk.
I also love the "perfect timing" pictures - especially the little boy with the "water hat"!

[Mary Buttons]

I scrolled down to the chap behind the bar and looked and looked and looked and couldn't see what was so special about, so decided to leave it and scroll down to the next one. Well I had to roar when I saw the rest of the photo, which I think was all the more funny because I had looked so hard previously.

Sounds like you are having a really lovely summer break Karen so pleased for you as you have had such a stressful year so far.

[Jackey]

We went on a trail at Poundbury today started in the square in the pub for lunch the pub has scaffolding up over the front and we were convinced it was hiding the crown with a sort of C under it. We had lunch and when we came out one of the builders took a photo on his phone of the picture I the trail and went up the scaffolding to check the pub sign that was hidden and no it wasn't what we were looking for. WE found all the other answers stopped off for cake and a coffee at a little café this is turning into a food eating trail. Got back to the square and still looking for the crown and a lady stopped and told us it had been painted over if you look back carefully you can see it under the black paint of the hairdressers. Thanks for the info on the trails we had a lovely day today.