On Monday 14th March 2005, I hit the publish button on my first ever post on this blog. Twenty years have passed and I'm still writing posts although not as frequently as I did back then. Also today there are far more photos than words as digital photography has made it so much easier to add them to a post.
My first post was called 'Dab Chicks Galore' and was about our seeing them during a walk along the Cromford Canal. Recently we walked along the canal looking for Dab Chicks or Little Grebes but we didn't find any. Is this a sign of the times?
The canal was covered in places by a blueish green algae, although we saw a few Mallards and Canada Geese and the occasional Moorhen and Coot.
It was quite cold as we walked along with a slight mizzle in the air. Above is the area near the Wharf shed where the Dab Chicks used to congregate.
Above High Peak Junction
Leawood Pump House
Aqueduct Cottage
I am so grateful for all those people who visit here and read my ramblings, especially to all those who leave comments. Some of you have been visiting for a long time, some more recently. Thank you. Lots of bloggers have now stopped writing for one reason or another. I'm still in touch with two or three bloggers via face book and other media even though they no longer have blogs anymore. I've been lucky to meet up with a few of them over the years. Others have just disappeared or moved on. Some are no longer with us.
I had toyed with the idea of not writing here anymore once I'd reached the anniversary but amazingly I still enjoy blogging so I will continue for a little while longer.
All for now. Take care.
What a milestone, Rosie! I am a fairly recent reader, coming here from John's blog, I think. I enjoy your writing very much; I think all who blog enjoy sharing their thoughts, photos and just their life in general. I started mine for 2 reasons, one to promote my storytelling and the other to stay in touch with family. I no longer perform, and very few of my family actually read what I write, but like you I have found an online community of friends I value, and I am always sad when one leaves for whatever reason. I hope you keep writing! xxoo
ReplyDeleteThank you Granny Sue. I'm glad you found me through John's blog. He will be sadly missed in the blogging world. Like you I do enjoy blogging and the bloggers that comment here and whose blogs I follow do seem like friends whom I look forward to hearing from. I started here after being a member of a couple of creative writing forums and it seemed like the next step. Thank you for your visits and comments here:)
DeleteWe went to Cromford last Friday and walked round in glorious sunshine. We needed the bookshop to find a map of France. The only birds on the pond were large Canada Geese, very noisy they were too and a couple of white ducks. We are enjoying living round here as there are so many interesting places to visit. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Gill. How lucky you are to live nearby. I love the bookshop, in fact the whole village. It sounds like you had far better weather than us for your visit. Have you visited Bonsall which is just up the road from Cromford it's a fascinating village with it's church, market cross and the Cascade gardens:)
DeleteWell done on 20 years of blogging. I didn't even know such a thing existed back then - you were a pioneer!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue, I read your daily posts even if I don't comment very often you are usually the first blog I look for and your posts are always of interest. I discovered a couple of blogs from a forum I was on and decided to have a go myself all those years ago. I still enjoy blogging more than any other online place:)
Delete🌟 congratulations! 🌟 thanks for all your lovely posts over the years, I'm so glad you have decided to continue blogging and will look forward to more news and great photos in the future. I've always found my own blog useful as an aide memoire, searching back to find out when we visited various places. I do miss other blogs and the writers that I enjoyed in the past. Cromford looks a pretty place, the dab chicks are missing a treat! 😊🏆
ReplyDeleteThank you CK yes, I too like to look back to see when we've visited places, sometimes I'm surprised by where I've been and what I wrote, especially in the early days. I hope the Dab Chicks return or if not perhaps they have moved on to a place with more food for them. I thought twenty years to the day had a symmetry about it but I find I want to carry on for a while longer as I still enjoy taking photos and producing a post every now and again:)
DeleteIt’s good to hear that you will keep blogging. Well done on twenty years. What a milestone. I much prefer reading blogs to Instagram although as you say many have now moved on to that form of media. Here’s to the next twenty years. B x
ReplyDeleteThank you B. I too prefer blogs to anything else. I don't do Instagram or You Tube, just blogging and Facebook to keep in touch with family, I've hardly posted anything on there for ages. My next goal is to get to my 75th birthday in August:)
DeleteCongratulations on 20 years of blogging. I'm two years behind you. Blogs are so much more interesting than Instagram where so many former bloggers are now. Spring is a wonderful time to walk around and see birds returning.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lorrie, I hope you continue to 20 years too, I find blogs far more interesting than any other social media forums. It was a lovely walk but very cold:)
DeleteCongratulations - Rosie on your 20th blogging anniversary and it is a lovely idea to revisit the place which you wrote about in your very first post. Cromford Canal looks a lovely place to walk - I have a feeling they have water voles there? I am glad you have contined blogging for now as I so enjoy your posts and as you say so many people who were on here have left for various reasons. Have a lovely weekend and take care. Caroline
ReplyDeleteThank you Caroline, it just seemed a good idea to come round full circle and I was going to stop but I've still a few visits to write about and hopefully more this year so I'll carry on for a while longer. Hope you have a lovely weekend too:)
Delete20 years! That's a wonderful achievement. And long may you continue write. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Jules, I'll keep going for now:)
DeleteTwenty year is a real achievement , Rosie. I am a late arrival to blogging but enjoy your posts very much . If it wasn't for you and your writing about the places you visit, I probably would not have visited Shrewsbury as much as I have and enjoyed sitting in ' The Quarry'. I hope you continue to post blogs as long as you enjoy doing so and thank you for opening my eyes to new places and possibilities.
ReplyDeleteThank you Beverley. I'm glad you found some new places to visit through my blog, I always enjoy your weekly posts. I need to find new places to write about:)
DeleteWhere did those 20 years go Rosie? I think I am not far behind you with my years of blogging. I prefer YouTube these days as more people interact with me. It has been wonderful to get to know you over the years. I still have my Cath Kidston mug that I got in a giveaway from you many years ago! X
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone, you have been commenting here and keeping in touch for such a long time and I'm glad you still visit, I do try to watch your YouTube videos when I can and it's lovely to see your work in progress. I'm glad you still have the mug:)
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