Tag Archives: butterflies

Year Of The Dragon

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) and this time around it’s symbolised by the dragon. In the Chinese culture, the dragon represents good luck, strength, health and also the male element Yang. The … Continue reading →

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Hungry Like The Wolf

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s that time of the month when we have a full moon. This one is called the Wolf Moon for some reason that I will delve into in a second. I don’t think that we have wolves here in the … Continue reading →

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Blue Monday

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

That was the Monday just gone. It’s supposed to be the most depressing day of the whole year. The third Monday of the New Year when people have dropped their new year’s resolutions, realise that they have over-spent at Christmas, … Continue reading →

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We Finally Broke Through

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Last week I was getting a bit stressed about how we navigate the lake that has been stubbornly sitting across the whole path for months. It’s one of those situations that kinda takes up residence at the back of your … Continue reading →

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The Beaver Moon

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

No smutty giggles at the back, please… The Beaver Moon is called such, because it is when beavers prepare dams ready for the winter. It is also the time that humans would trap beavers for their furs. The Beaver Moon … Continue reading →

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A Chariots of Fire Moment

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We’ve been sort of cruising along at about 120 metres per workday for weeks on end. Today it felt like the shackles fell away and we raced ahead covering 400 metres, and the next 400 metres looks after itself, so … Continue reading →

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Remember, Remember, The 5th of November…

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

These historic events are coming thick and fast at the moment. Last week we had Halloween, this week we had Bonfire Night which gives me the chance to show off the lovely village where I live. Dunchurch (in England for … Continue reading →

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A Spooky Week

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had Halloween to contend with this week. The eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows. It begins the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and … Continue reading →

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The Hunter’s Moon

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we blast towards the Hunter’s Moon, so called because October is the month where humans and animals alike, stock up for winter. Squirrels hide their nuts, deer fatten up for the long cold months ahead and humans hunt … Continue reading →

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Are You The Army…?

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seriously, this was a question a member of the public asked us a while back. We do normally wear green T-shirts and camouflage patterned trousers, but mine are from Sainsbury’s (that’s a huge supermarket chain for my international followers) and … Continue reading →