Walking - Blog Posts
'I want to go on a walk or ride my bike!'
*remembering that it's cold as fuck outside and I'm already in pain and very fatigued*
'Actually I'm not gonna do that nevermind'
Some sketches I did yesterday while out on a walk 🌳🚶(covid restrictions have been lessened where I live)It's very therapeutic sitting alone on a bench and observing everything around you. I really recommend doing this (while staying safe 😷) and drawing things from real life if you have an art block/have no idea what to draw! 💛 . . . #sketching #sketches #illustration #artist #art #sketchbook #drawing #draw #drawingfromlife #parkdrawing #walking #artwork #instaart #instaartist #morningsketch #drawingpractice https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbJZcunhIh/?igshid=1s3umrwbd9tqg
Hey everyone I’ve started this new thing! Walking for charity seems easy even if I’m lazy :( lol
Anyway they said to put this on social…. And I’ve really only got you guys so 🤷♀️ here you go! :)
#blue #cat #photo #edit #shadow #trippy #home #pets #bells #walking #flowers🌸 #plan #plants #modeling #subject #vibrantcolors #depthoffield #blackandwhite #void #random #motivation #morning #saturday #sunday #bluesky https://www.instagram.com/p/BzIojr_gdIi/?igshid=1hb5vmo04cq7s
There’s no better time to wrap up in your favourite wolly jumper, put on your walking boots and get a deep breath of the great outdoors.
Timelapse video of people strawling around at the Kossuth square in front of the Reformed Great Church, Debrecen, Hungary. The evening of the 19th of November 2019.
My thoughts on the summer budget
I read the full Budget speech that George Osborne gave today.
I think that from a public relations point of view it has been a good budget for the Chancellor. I found myself thinking, "I agree with that" when watching the news and hearing the headlines.
Now that I have read the budget I am less pleased.
I am disappointed in his Infrastructure plans to increase productivity.
He said -
“Four fifths of all journeys in this country are by road, yet we rank behind Puerto Rico and Namibia in the quality of our network. In the last 25 years, France has built more than two and a half thousand miles of motorway – and we’ve built just 300. In the last Parliament I increased road spending, even in difficult times, and set out a plan for £15bn of new roads for the rest of this decade.”
I was disappointed in this because it makes no mention of public transport, it makes no mention of improving streets and paths to allow and encourage people to walk and cycle. Roads and streets are important and are a good place for investment, but I am concerned that the Governments plans will see more roads built, which will then fill up with cars and lorries, leading to no net improvement in productivity or happieness.
At one point in his speech he said -
For Britain is home to 1% of the world’s population; generates 4% of the world’s income; and yet pays out 7% of the world’s welfare spending.
What a meaningless statement!!! It may be factually correct but it is not illuminating. We should really be proud that we spend 7% of the world's welfare spending because there are lots of places that spend zero.
I was disappointed that the budget didn't set out any proposals to increase the affordability of housing or energy by increasing supply. This is the other side of the tax cut coin, making peoples money go further.
A search through the budget statement shows that equality or inequality was only mentioned once. He stated that - "In the last fortnight we’ve seen independent statistics showing that since 2010, child poverty is down and so is inequality." I do not see this as a strong budget to reduce inequality.
I was pleased to see that non-dom status is to be phased out.
I see that corporation tax will be reduced to 18% by 2020. I would have liked to see that a reduced tax rate associated with less unequal pay structure within corporations. Rather than just taxing high earners companies should pay more tax if they have highly unequal wage structures. One way to assess wage structues within a company would be through the use of the Gini Coefficient.
I understand that there is going to be further tightening of the rules concerning taxation to close loopholes and I support this.
I find that the discussion of tax credit and minimum wage confusing. I see that Ian Duncan Smith was cheering the increase in the minimum wage and I am prepared to trust his judgement.
In conclusion, I see this as a budget that was well crafted from the political point of view for middle England. I think the Budget will not play so well in Scotland. I am disappointed because I do not see this budget as making Britain a happier place to live. The Chancellor and the Government don't seem to want to promote more equality, or if they do, they are limiting themselves to only a few tools. The Budget will not improve affordability which is the other side of the tax coin when it comes to improving peoples lives.
I hope you find these views interesting.
If you want to read the full budget statement for yourself the reference is:
Osborne, G. and HM Treasury, (2015). Chancellor George Osborne's Summer Budget 2015 speech - Speeches - GOV.UK. [online] Gov.uk. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/chancellor-george-osbornes-summer-budget-2015-speech [Accessed 8 Jul. 2015].
“I can walk alone for hours and enjoy it.”
— Marilyn Monroe, Motion Picture Magazine, Januar 1954
"I'll walk with you" is just an excuse to spend more time with someone before they go and that's romantic as fuck
Me, Hornocal Hill ("Fourteen Colour Hill"), Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina 2018
In Seoul, there are walkways and bicycle paths along most rivers and streams. This is an advantage of Seoul, but it is also a response to the limited space for exercise due to overcrowding. Not only in Seoul but also in other Korean cities, rivers often have similar paths.
서울에서는 대부분의 강과 하천 옆에 산책로와 자전거 도로가 있습니다. 이는 서울의 장점이기도 하지만, 인구 과밀로 운동 공간이 부족한 데서 비롯된 결과이기도 합니다. 서울뿐 아니라 한국의 다른 도시에서도 강 주변이 대부분 비슷합니다.
Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you
All great people who achieved true excellence had one thing in common. It’s the willingness to push beyond their limits, day in and day out, despite all the discomforts.
I will beat her. I will train harder. I will eat cleaner. I know her weakness. I know her strengths. I've lost to her before. But not this time. She is going down. I have the advantage because I know her well. She is the Old Me.
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Lichen on branch during walking Pic1: F/2.4 1.915mm 1/1017s ISO-118 . 📷 #pocox3nfc . . . . #lichen #nofilter #walking #sunset #look #instagood #life #insta #naturephotography #follow #comment #instagram #instalike #instagramanet #photooftheday #nature #awesome #amazing #beautiful #lifestyle #photo #photographer #photography #picoftheday (at Wiener Neustadt, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcL_APhr_C/?igshid=1fahkvwapxzpb
Sunset 🌇 during evening walking 🏃 Pic1: F/1.89 5.43mm 1/3420s ISO-100 . 📷 #pocox3nfc . . . . #sunset #walking #nofilter #evening #landscape #look #instagood #life #insta #naturephotography #follow #comment #instagram #instalike #instagramanet #photooftheday #nature #awesome #amazing #beautiful #lifestyle #photo #photographer #photography #picoftheday #nothingisordinary https://www.instagram.com/p/CK6yVKehgzT/?igshid=17mxc5kp9si6d
Morning walking 🏃into to sunrise 🌄 . Better with Canon EOS 450D, but I only had my phone with me. . . #sunrise #s8 #s8photography #handyphoto #sky #nature #runnig #adidas #walking #followme #camera #blue #tracking #sun #ketosislife #training #motovation #loslassen #sport (hier: Wiener Neustadt, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDj78N4jd-s/?igshid=8x40o8b7xjn1
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