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Shit life here in Spain but gets to go for walks. Pays for hiking boots and cat food by making signs That sums me up

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Maybe we tried too hard to drag people too far away from their roots.
If brought up in a sexist or racist household a sudden change like Kamela Harris (after Obama - amazing, Hillary - hmm) is a shock.

I worry we bring it on ourselves, assuming people follow what we feel
(sorry - drunk thoughts)

18.09.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œDreams” by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go

Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

16.06.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not endβ€”just more. More steps, more thoughts, more time.

Nothing exists without time, yet time needs moments to breathe.
So I walked. Another moment. A stretch of time.

And this time, for once, time felt like a friend

18.05.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

End . ?

16.05.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. Is this really a photo. How? Blows my mind

26.04.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Walking made a big difference for me - I lost 20kg - and it can become something you enjoy, not just a way to lose weight. You might find yourself walking just to walk. It's amazing how much more you notice on foot - so many things you'd never see from a car.

19.04.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feeling stuck β†’ Go for a walk

Feeling angry β†’ Go for a walk

Feeling bored β†’ Go for a walk

Feeling stressed β†’ Go for a walk

Your problems can easily be solved by going outside without your phone and taking a wal

29.03.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7
Guadalest

Guadalest

Eagles soar

Eagles soar

Trails with the peak visible

Trails with the peak visible

Mountain paths, views and  perfection

Mountain paths, views and perfection

"As tomorrow’s paths call to me, I reminisce on the last, while scrolling through views captured in time.

29.03.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hike from Orxeta to Relleu following the cliff tops.

10.03.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A passing grace, perfect symmetry, broken. Ghostly memories of haunting iridescence. The void swallows the last dieing shadows

10.03.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Walkway in canyon

Walkway in canyon

Perfect walking weather

Perfect walking weather

Winding tracks - perfect walking & cycling countryside

Winding tracks - perfect walking & cycling countryside

The canyon from the Orxeta side

The canyon from the Orxeta side

Sunday exploration -Orxeta and Relleu. A gentle stroll through the Spanish countryside from El Pantano in Orxeta to the Relleu canyon and back.

10.03.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking news: Trump bans transplants saying β€œplants should have one gender.β€œ 😜

06.03.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Image from cartoon stock
https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=CS275964

Image from cartoon stock https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=CS275964

Nazi salute or not, for someone who has bought their way into power, Musk’s gesture breaks the balance of empathy and composure that's vital to leadership.

If unintended, the lack of intentionality sows mistrust and confusion, especially at a time when leaders must inspire unity.

23.01.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just having a go at putting a few clips together. A wander to the summit of PenyΓ³ DivΓ­ up some sketchy paths

22.01.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sketchy path traversing a cliff

Sketchy path traversing a cliff

Endless mountains

Endless mountains

Old mill building

Old mill building

Soon there will be blossoms everywhere

Soon there will be blossoms everywhere

Went for a bit of a wander up to PenyΓ³ DivΓ­ in Sella, and it turned out to be a great little adventure. Overcast skies gave the place atmosphere, and the path was a bit sketchy in spots, it made the whole thing more fun. A good mix of challenge and enjoying the outdoors - well worth the effort!

22.01.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Planning tomorrow’s walk and stumbled on a clip from the last one. It shows a hiker tackling 'The Vertical Kilometer' way down belowβ€”hard to believe that’s only partway up the fun stretch of the trail!

18.01.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The photos on your website are absolutely stunning! I can almost feel the waves in motion. This is photography at its finest.

09.01.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a photo. WOW

09.01.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Rest in Peace, overlooking our home

Rest in Peace, overlooking our home

Just a flower

Just a flower

The gap in Benidorm's mountain from close up

The gap in Benidorm's mountain from close up

Fun path that Col would have refused to use

Fun path that Col would have refused to use

RIP my poppet.
Together complete; alone, not even half.
I thank you for the 19 years together. I wished for more and dread the decades to come.
Look down on me from your mountain top and I will see you soon?

07.01.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sun and words "Cold sun flickers, a fleeting fire, Warmth that bites, yet frozen pyre.
Cold, silent words carve a stone heart."

Sun and words "Cold sun flickers, a fleeting fire, Warmth that bites, yet frozen pyre. Cold, silent words carve a stone heart."

Black and white view of Benidorm island and the M building

Black and white view of Benidorm island and the M building

Footpath heading towards a stoney peak

Footpath heading towards a stoney peak

Sun sea and Benidorm's mountain from the side

Sun sea and Benidorm's mountain from the side

Walking the local trails, where the sun feels warm, yet silence chills the heart. Thoughts wander to unspoken words. #HikingThoughts #BenidormTrails #SilentDistances #LostConnections

07.01.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's quite a unique and enigmatic presence. You keep popping up on my feed with things that really make me think - and I appreciate that.
Tomorrow will be a tough one for me, so it's been a spark of intrigue in my day. 😏

06.01.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can see the advantage of that trait, but still, in the sea, I'd worry about trading a noseful of water for a mouthful. Guess you win some, you lose some! 🫒

06.01.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are right, like nuclear fission power. Yet other things seemingly prohibitively expensive end up economical. Take the charged couple device for example. Developed for astronomy and spy satellites yet now you have them everywhere, it's your phone camera.
Or solar panels, ICs, lasers etc

05.01.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Deuterium is easy and cheap.
Tritium is more of a problem but the plan is that the fusion reactor will "breed" its own tritium.
Currently I think there is very little of it but once the fusion reactors are up working they should be self sustaining

04.01.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lonely cloud, surrounded by life yet utterly alone,
A wanderer, its solitude both curse and freedom,
Always present, never heard,
Soon to dissolve into the endless sky
#BenidormHiking #5amthoughts #fleetingthoughts #solitudefreedom

03.01.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sun peaking over mountains

Sun peaking over mountains

Sea and Sierra

Sea and Sierra

Guadalest

Guadalest

Rain and clouds

Rain and clouds

First walk in the clouds this year, reminding myself: without change, it will only be another year. Time to take the first step. #SpanishLifeReflections #FutureInSpain #BenidormHiking #WalkInTheClouds

02.01.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The disappointing end to the walk

The disappointing end to the walk

Benidorm view

Benidorm view

Yesterday's walk

Yesterday's walk

Benidorm's mountain from Finestrat

Benidorm's mountain from Finestrat

Disappointing. I hoped to reach the gap in the mountain to sprinkle my partner's ashes. This path feels a bit extreme, and I can't figure out where to go from here.
A bit like lifeβ€”it’s not easy finding your way alone.
#Disappointment #GreatViewsBenidorm #BenidormWalks

22.12.2024 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Benidorm skyscraper

Benidorm skyscraper

Sea and Benidorm from the Sierra

Sea and Benidorm from the Sierra

Sunset behind the roller coaster

Sunset behind the roller coaster

View towards calpe

View towards calpe

With no destination, let your feet lead. Don't plan, just move. Let thoughts come and go like whimsical clouds. Feel each step, the air, the moment. Breathe deeply. No agendaβ€”just be.
#BenidormWalk #HikingAdventures #DiscoverBenidorm #MindfulWalking #WanderWithoutDestination #NatureEscape

21.12.2024 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Overthinking time

15.12.2024 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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