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Chris's Promise

Although I will walk as fast as I can,

I won't streak ahead like 'Rocket Man',

And I'll make a pledge to leader Nick Cole,

To not forge ahead and hide in a hole!

Diversity

Barbara Walters, of 20/20, did a story on gender roles in Afghanistan,  several years before the Afghan conflict.  She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands.  She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands. Despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime the women still, and seem to remain happy, maintaining the old custom.

Ms. Walters approached one of the women and asked, 'Why do you now seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?'  The woman looked Ms. Walters straight in the eye, and without hesitation said, "Land Mines". 

Moral of the story is (no matter what language you speak, or where you go)...

BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE IS A VERY, VERY SMART WOMAN

Photos © Nick Cole (except where stated)

    Aaah, he's found a boulder.    10/6/10

    Knobbly knees contest.    18/5/10

    Very true, except that the definition of the stone being dry should be 'Not Raining - yet!'.    14/5/10

Having a rest and then he decided to rummage around in someone's drawers.    29/4/10

    It's in there somewhere, or what was that adage about wind direction?    27/4/10

    Compo, Clegg, Foggy and Wally.    Take your pick!    20/4/10

    Just what you need to cool off in after a hard climb    13/4/10

    'Oooh cold snow!'    13/4/10

    Brrm, brrm.    8/4/10

    Aah, he's tired!    8/4/10

    Yes, quite a lot of water!  My pole is down there somewhere.    6/4/10    © Mike Brunton

    Explaining what a col, bealach or saddle is on the recent navigation course.    13/3/10    © Mike Brunton

    Shhh!  If we are quiet they won't realise we are here and they'll think they are on their own.    18/3/10

    Hmmm, we could do with some squeegee-rs, never mind sweepers, this ice is a bit rough.    11/3/10    © Ron McLeay

    Ron's having a wee break half way up the hill.    11/3/10

    Back to normal near Loch Ordie.    11/3/10

    Just to illustrate the potential hazards of a snow covered burn.    4/3/10    © Liz Mason

    Damn - I forgot my wellies, or - they might be able to run up hills quicker but I can open gates!    2/3/10

    That's an interesting rock, obviously no lions behind it!    23/2/10

    No Chris wasn't in    9/2/10

    Spiders on the web (site)    14/1/10    © Ron McLeay

    No wind here!    12/1/10    © Mike Brunton

    Not small rolls of straw but sheep!    7/1/10

    So that's why there was some funny coloured snow!    5/1/10

    Old Nick    8/12/9    © Liz Mason

    !!!! Enough said    8/12/9

    Honest it was only 2.5miles on the flat!    11/11/9

    Hobbit land    5/11/9

    A wee elf waiting for Santa    22/10/9

    Asleep in the sun this time    10/9/9

    Welcome back Chris!    6/8/9

    "Darby and Jean", on their own    8/6/9

    Charlie's cave    19/5/9

    Wot - no Chris?    14/4/9

    Why have I sunk and not you?    10/2/9

    Is this such a good place to go after all those desperate deer?    27/1/9

    Just couldn't be bothered moving until ... what a relief!    6/1/9

    What a triangular bandage is also useful for!    7/12/8

    A (W)right Charlie climbing up a steep 'horizontal' slope    25/11/8

    Three wise monkeys and someone in the middle who knows what he is doing!    28/10/8    (c)Liz Mason

    1 wise monkey, 2 watching (aaah that's how to do it) and 2 ignoring them    28/10/8    (c)Liz Mason

    Another contender for Chris' reputation!    11/9/8    (Sue Cole)

    Not Chris but a Charlie    28/5/8

    This wasn't Chris    12/11/7

    It was only a penny I dropped!    10/9/7

    A wee gnome    27/8/7

    He's at home anywhere    23/4/7    

    All along the watchtower.    26/3/7

    The snow keeps the wind out.    12/3/7

    Missed it Chris!    5/4/7

Where's Snow White?    12/2/7    (c)Mike Brunton with my camera!

    No Chris    29/1/7

    Grey Cairn (Merklands)    15/1/7

    Just as well the trains have stopped    8/1/7

    Luckily nobody removed anything!    4/12/6

    Shirley standing in for Chris (under Whitefield Castle)    27/11/6

    A well preserved drying kiln, .. oh and Chris!    13/11/6

    Birnam Hill lunch stop 6/11/6

    Under Garbh Chreag, Loch Ordie 30/10/6

    "Why am I waiting?"   28/8/6

    On the way to Loch Charles    12/6/6

    Too far to walk this time!    Creag Gharbh    5/6/6

    Cnoc Feanndaige    Glen Kilrie    29/5/6

    Cave Pass above Dunkeld.    17/4/6

    Hiding somewhere else at Brunsie Burn.   3/4/6

    No hole this time but on top of the hill.   20/3/6

    He must have been a cave man in the past!    6/2/6

    Glasclune Castle    30/1/6    (c)Sue Cole

    Done it again!    23/1/6

    How does he do it?    2/1/6    (c)Sue Cole

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