Personal web site of Jonathan Russell
This is the story of a walk I took across the south-west peninsula isthmus in June, 2016. The south-west peninsula ‘isthmus’ is the neck of land which separates southern England from the Devon/Cornwall peninsula, and it is almost exactly 33 miles across. I fancied walking across the isthmus using a route of my own devising, which,… Continue reading ► ACROSS THE ISTHMUS – A WALK ACROSS THE SOUTH-WEST PENINSULA IN JUNE 2016.
A piece I wrote for The George Borrow Bulletin (Autumn 2017), with the kind encouragement of the late Dr Ann Soutter [1]. George Borrow (1803-1881) was a farmer and author who went on long walks, sometimes lasting days or weeks, through the British countryside. EARLIER THIS YEAR [2017] I went for a long walk through… Continue reading ► TO WALK LIKE BORROW.
A story I wrote in 1985 and just rediscovered. I rather enjoyed reading it again (I hope that doesn't sound big-headed) so thought I'd share the piece. I notice I called the Mud Lark 'him/he' - I think there may be a bit of self-observation buried here somewhere. Anyway, here it is ... The Mud… Continue reading ► THE MUD LARK.
(First posted July 1, 2022.) Chatting with someone recently, I learned of a Father Francis 'Frank' Hughes, born 1915, died 1998, who not only took services in Glenridding and but also helped with mountain rescue. The person I spoke with described him as ‘a lovely man’ and ‘a bit of a character’. With only a… Continue reading ► MEMORIES OF FATHER FRANCIS ‘FRANK’ HUGHES OF GLENRIDDING, 1915-1998..
I have wandered around the slopes of Cwmffynnon and Moel Berfedd, Snowdonia, many times over the past twenty five years. The slopes are dotted with boulders deposited by retreating Ice Age glaciers 10,000 years ago. I see it as a kind of sculpture garden and have given a number of the boulders names. There's a… Continue reading ► THE BOULDERS OF BERFEDD.
Simply a place to make a record of my expeditions, photography, art, recipies, anything really. Very little here yet, but it'll come along. There are a few videos here: http://www.youtube.com/@jonrus. Jonathan Russell, Warwickshire, England.
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