Parkinsons Walks Friday Vlog + Cotswold River Walk

[@JimNicholls]

Another lovely walk, Ron. I was intrigued by the little chain-link gate you went through near the end. I don't think I've seen one like that before.

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Hi Jim, I think that was a first for me too. I'm not quite sure what it is supposed to achieve. Keep flying. Ron

[@michaelpilling9659]

Good Morning Ron ,- greetings from Poland. What a lovely walk from 7 years ago. I doubt the area has changed in that time. I've doubt that the scenes we saw have changed in hundreds of years. Lovely to hear from all your subscribers from around the world. More interesting to learn from you was that many of us are getting on in years but are capable of behaving like hooligans! I'm really looking forward to our visit to Kiddiminster.

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Hi Michael, nice to hear from you. The hooligans will no doubt be along in a minute. Look after yourself. Ron

[@jamesweekes6726]

Hi Ron, I finally managed to kick the mutt off my computer, not without the dog equivalent of back-chat. I think I'll have to join the line of "busy" viewers who delay commenting because of pressing events in their lives. I've had to act as a bit of a support-worker for my sister who is still recovering from the appendix episode and needs daily jollying. Your channel has become a bit of a "Tarzan rope", beckoning to be grabbed as a reward for good behaviour when my strength is flagging a bit. A particularly strong rope this week, thank you Ron for a very nice visit and injection of much appreciated Cotswold spirit. I'm very glad to hear that walking is working well for you because hopefully it will mean continued interesting videos for us. I have an elder in the garden and surprisingly I never thought of harvesting the flowers for drinking purposes...I'll have to do some research on how-to. I remember visiting Fairford and seeing some very special stained glass windows in the church there. I miss those walks, thanks for including us and have a good week. James

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Hi James, you are good taking care of your sister, tell her she has people from around the world watching her progress and wishing her well. Strange, I had the impression it was Sumac’s computer and she allowed YOU to use it. Glad you enjoyed the Cotswold visit, I’m afraid the walking remark was accurate at the time!! Don’t work too hard. Ron

[@charlespaterson9714]

I enjoyed the walk very much. Your music selection again brings serenity when viewing mother nature. My question is, with the various segments of masonry works along the river and at the various path/bridge crossings, would those have been for various mills no longer standing? The path distinctly went deeper into the fields away from roads that might have served wagons, so it would appear if those were former mill sites, they would have been a bit more difficult to access back in the day (granted unused dirt roads can quickly return to their natural states fairly quickly and not resemble the roadways they once were).

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Hi Charles, very well observed, I guess some of them were the highways of their day, and all running water attracted mills so I think you are spot on. Take care. Ron

[@MoJohnson-xp6cc]

Hi Ron, I always enjoy both the vlog and the film. I have only been a subscriber for a short time but you and my fellow subscribers have made me feel part of the family. Thanks. This week's film reminded me how beautiful England's countryside can be. The soothing sound of running water, the swans paddling, the cow and bullock grazing naturally together with the beauty of Cotswold stone walls are timeless. And your choice of music perfectly matched the serenity of the film. Thanks for all your hard work. Regards Mo

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Hi Mo, welcome to the family, and thanks for taking part. Ron

[@petersmith5574]

Ron,lovely river walk thanks. There is something magical about a fast flowing Cotswold stream, brook, river - call it what you will- - with its bell like sounds and nice enough to drink (subject of course to the whims of the privatised water companies). Alas, no more can I explore such walks. Stay well .Peter

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Hi Peter, I doubt I could get around there now. Glad I did it whilst I could. Keep smiling. Ron

[@westcountrywanderings]

Good morning Ron! Finally I get the chance to watch this on a Friday morning! Thank you for the mention - yes, it was only a short visit to Cornwall but me and my daughter managed to do a 'Short Bite' video on the Liskeard & Caradon Railway. As always, great to hear all the news from the Parkinsons Walks family. Some lovely Cotswold footage there in your cinema club Ron. Very entertaining as ever. Hope you have a good week! Take care, Paul

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Thanks Paul, I'll look out for that film. Take care. Ron

[@petepaine5331]

Morning Ron. A lovely walk and what can be better. Just spent a few days on the Cornwall / North Devon With Tanya. It was very quiet for the time of year and still seems pretty remote and unspoilt if you stay away from the seaside hotspots. Off to the Isle of Man at the end of the month . Stay safe . Pete

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Well done Pete and Tanya, enjoy it whilst you can, this is the real thing not a rehearsal! Take care. Ron

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Good morning Ron. Nice gentle river walk. I reckon that might have been filmed in the springtime, judging by the state of that sown field. You are a lot fitter than me, hopping over that style like a 10 year old. I have great difficulty with obstacles which need climbing over these days.

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Unfortunately that was filmed 7 years ago Lionel. I'm no different to you these days. Say hello to Mary for me. Ron

[@tagbobtail]

Nice river walk which we do on a regular basis not least because it’s a good place to see the Water Voles. And they have some good options for refreshments in Fairford. Also will be looking forward to your Kidderminster video on case there are anymore interesting post boxes as Severn Valley seems to be a good place for them.

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Thanks for the tips! Ron

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Delightful picturesque river walk. 'Fair Ford' seems a very apt name for this beautiful Cotswold town - though I have never visited. Thank you.

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

It is worth a visit if you are ever in the area Malcolm. Take care. Ron

[@ngaugeonashelf4417]

Good Morning Ron, (oh, it's gone lunch already) I'm pleased to say I haven't stared down a camera lens for 3 weeks now. Except for train videos but they aren't difficult to do or edit. I'm sure on your walks you come away with an hour of video plus all the time it takes you to set up the camera, retrace your steps, go past it, restrace your steps and go back to collect it. That ride along the Camel must of taken ages. Then you get home and look at an hour of footage and work into the wee small hours trying to make it only 20 minutes. It was this treadmill I needed to step off for while. KZbin should be a bit of fun and not a job! Fairford, I will enjoy that in a few moments but I need to say thankyou for all the unpaid work you put in for this videos. Especially the amount of leg work you have done and provided me with many ideas and possibilities. Look after yourself. Simon

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Hi Simon, thanks for your support as always. After 6 years I'm looking very carefully at the future. Don't work too hard. Ron

[@ngaugeonashelf4417]

@@ParkinsonsWalks Ron, there is always work to do as you know. I took the car to have the new brakes looked at (binding). Got a hair cut while waiting. Finished clearing the train room and all the timber into the attic. All the rubbish outside. Then Madam wanted to go look for a chair for the now vacated room. No doubt she will have me painting it before the end of next week! Gutters over flowed last night so I guess I will be shinning up a ladder next week to clear moss. It never ends. I'll be buried with a paint brush and a lawn mower no doubt!

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

@@ngaugeonashelf4417 Lets hope that is not too soon Simon, though if you carry on at this rate!! Ron

[@orkneyancestor2059]

Peter Ustinov said that when his mother first came to this country she wondered why so many stations were called Bovril.

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Brilliant!! Ron

[@abandonedrailwaya2470]

Good Morning, Ron. Just popped in to catch up with things. Your latest SVR films are very enjoyable well filmed and relay the atmosphere of each station perfectly. I noted the comments about Bovril/Marmite signs. Bovril (1880’s) invented by a butcher from beef extract. It was initially supplied to the French Army as part of their rations. In WW2 it was supplied to the British Army along with an early type of beef ‘jerky’. Also taken to the South Pole by Scott and Shackleton. I think the military connection explains the popularity of Bovril in railway advertising. Marmite came along around 1912 and is a vegetable extract. You either love it or hate it. Give me a cup of hot Bovril any day. Catch up again soon. Ron

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Ron Thanks for checking in, hope all is well. I know a lot of people will be interested in the Bovril story, I've just finished this weeks vlog, I'll do my best to remember to add it to the next one. Take care. Ron

[@abandonedrailwaya2470]

@@ParkinsonsWalks all OK here. Twelve days off before the next chemo. She is coping well👍

[@marilynbalderstone696]

Good morning Ron. It was such a lovely walk around Fairford by the river and I watched it again today. It reminded me of taking my little daughters out one hot summer day to the Colne near Lechlade and found a lovely clean sandy bit that we could all sit in and stay cool under the trees. Not sure if we were allowed but no one came along and said go away. I’m just wondering how you film yourself wandering off into the distance as you don’t appear to have a tripod with you. Is your lovely long suffering companion having to trail behind you? Or is it secret technology? It’s very good to hear news of everyone in your big family. and so glad the lady with cancer is doing very well. Perhaps ‘our Trev’ will take you up to do a vlog one day! In recompense!! The older sister has felt like the even older sister this week in the heat but it’s back to normal grey skies this weekend. I only out went to Manchester once this week to have lunch with my lovely Ukrainian guest who was with me for nearly a year. Maisie and I are still missing her. It was so hot on the trains and in Piccadilly station. I think the train companies are economising on the air con. Food and company was very nice and I especially enjoyed the iced coffee. ☕Very glad to get home and sit in front of the cooling fan though. Thinking about a turntable at Bridgenorth, I realised that they wouldn’t ever have needed one there as it was a through station in the good old days unlike Minehead being a terminus. Sorry to ramble on. Have a good week. Best regards. Marilyn

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Hi Marilyn, you ramble on all you like, I love it. I think it is wonderful when a film stirs up some memories, we all seem to be rushing forward all the time, it is good to look back at some golden moments now and then. My long suffering companion gave up on filming a long time ago, said it took too long. Like you I love to hear from the 'Parkinson's Walks Family, of which you are now an integral part of course. Also like you I'm not fond of the hot weather, strange, I used to love it. Take care and give Maisie aa scratch behind the ear from me. Ron

[@davidberlanny3308]

Mornin' Ron, a lovely walk by the river a great selection of music to accompany it too. The garden scene for the vlog was excellent, or maybe you have one of those background garden scenes editted in? A magnificent weeping willow in the background on the millpond, those ducks looked happy to see you, maybe there was a bit of cheese and pickle heading their way? Always enjoy seeing watermills wherever they are there always seem to be a pleasant walk to be had. I often see old millstones down here propped up against old buildings, occasionly they are repurposed, one of the bar/restauarnts in our village, appropriately called "el molino" (the mill) has a series of tables made from conical millstones. These normally run in a race, but placed pointed end down, well they make a good place to prop up your elbow ...... and drinks!! The heat has been incessant well into the 40°s. We have come up with a cunning plan in the kitchen as our poor old fridge freezer has been struggling. We've simply pulled it out of the cupboards and pointed a fan at it, which seems to work. Does make it complicated if both Nuria and I are in the kitchen .......... you know what they say ........ two's company fridge is a crowd!! Don't worry, I'll get my coat!! Have a great weekend!!

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

David, don't call us we will call you. - Brightened me up no end, thanks for that. Take care of you both in 40` heat. Ron

[@barryc1968]

Good evening Ron, many thanks for the very pleasant stroll, a lot of what you filmed looks like my garden overgrown and wild. Your garden with your beautiful coloured flowers puts me to shame. But again you film running water so where’s the health warning you promised? Ignore me and carry on regardless.

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Sorry Barry I slipped up there, it won't happen again ........... Well, it might not. Ron