Peak District

Last weekend we ventured out to the Peak district with my university hiking club. What was supposed to be a weekend trip became a day trip, but didn't lose its charm in the process. Despite the cloudy weather we had a blast walking down a river, up to some caves, through farmland and down a path that used to be an old train track. 

The first segment of the walk was significantly prolonged by the multitude of photos taken by everyone (me included) and lead to most of us munching on our lunch bit by bit not being able to wait until our lunch stop. We detoured a bit to climb up to some pretty cool caves, which I had not expected at all on this trip, but there you go England does have some surprises up its sleeve.

Lion head rock. Can you see it? :)

We stopped for lunch among these lovely houses, which I just loved (so tiny!). Soon after our break we walked up some hills wondering through past some curious cows which started following us thus acquiring new friends. As the sun was setting, the sky was painted in beautiful pastel colours that thankfully showed up in the pictures I took (woot!) with the added bonus of some wind turbines in the background (to inspire me for my wind power forecasting presentation next Monday!).

A wonderful walk in a gorgeous place was the perfect end to the week. Looking forward to more trips soon!

Song of the...

Day, week, month... Not sure. Very few days have passed during which I haven't listened to this song since I found it. Recently been finding music by listening to playlists of tv-shows I watch. When I hear a song I like, I look up the artist and listen through their other songs, found quite a few that made it to my main playlist. This is one of them: Wild Love, by Gossling.

Autumn in Birmingham

It's that time of year again, feels all too soon after having my last fall just 6 months ago in New Zealand, but there you go. However, unlike last year I will actually see it transition to winter, hopefully, this will put my season confusion to rest.

Waking up to this view I should have known
 how my day would be spent...

Time for cosy sweaters, pumpkin food, tea (as if there aren't enough reasons for tea, but I'll take them all), crafty evenings at home and staying in university purely for a warmer environment than our chilly student houses...

Took the time to enjoy the beauty of nature during this transition period walking around campus, parks and went hiking on a day trip with the hiking club (yes, I joined the one at my uni!).

Started on those crafts again, expanding my collection of DIY canvas-bag pillows. Also, brought back a pile of leaves for crafting, hopefully I will come up with something to use them for...