What is a Boris walk? One definition could be a Boris jog without the "Locomotion" style arm movements. I shouldn't criticise too much though as that is probably a bit like my own running style and speed. I can't prove this so you'll have to take my word for it that I did these walks moving my arms like steam train coupling rods as if to give the impression of running just so that I could crowbar the word jog into the report title.
I'm going to cheat slightly though by first casting back to the heady pre-lcokdown days when you could still drive to a location of your choice to do your standard exercise, bound only by the need to socially distance or, at least, dodge the folk who weren't bothering.

19/03/20 mid day forty minute walk during second day of working from home

Taking a break from my definitely not ergonomic work station; sore back, sore hand.


View to Hills of Tillymorgan and Foudland.


Heading east.


"One day you'll be in the ditch, flies buzzing around your eyes, blood on your saddle..."




If I was to compare cows I'd say ours were a bit cleaner than Gordie's with better table manners too.


Time to go back to the torture desk.


A bit later on, ten yards from the front door.

22/03/20 first active social distancing walk
It was still permissible to drive to our standard walk this day. And Fyvie Loch really is, or was, a standard walk of ours.
Felt a bit self-conscious about the social distancing as most folk weren't really bothering, albeit we only had to dodge round half a dozen others.


An interesting sky.


Blossom at Fyvie Lcoh.


And some daffs trying to lift the mood.


A lot of ducking going on.




This is Olympian!



















24/03/20 heading west and exploring a new path
Although the photos don't convey it this walk felt quite adventurous as we explored a path we hadn't been along before even though we have been past it a few times.

Yet another thing to comply with; here, an instruction to us pedestrians to slow down.






Would normally avoid this road because of the factory traffic but it is quiet now.






Not sure.


Agri-art.




Pressed the wrong button but quite like the result.




Typical rural Aberdeenshire letter box.








Heading along the new (to us) path.














Turned back not long after this but will return to explore further.














Looks shy but we got a friendly welcome from one of Bracken's old friends.


Farming life goes on.


Interesting sky to end the day.







27/03/20 daffodils and horses
A slightly different route to the previous walk.


And here is my upgraded work station, having just managed to get an ergonomic mouse from PC World the day before it closed.


What a beautiful day!


Spot of sunbathing for the pond police.












Up ahead a house that was a building site last time we were here. Now looking very nice and with two spaniels in residence.






A composition.






We met (at a safe distance!) a couple that know us by sight or at least the wife knows Jill from her dog walking and they told us a bit about route options from here. We didn't go much further this day but will come back for more investigation.


Many of these in the hedges.




Greener grass.


For the regulation of squirrel movements.


catkins



30/03/20 Steinman Hill woods and getting caught in the showers
Decent forecast but caught in some grim showers.






Knock Hill.


Spotted.






The woods we head for to miss the showers.


Alvah Hill (near Banff!) and Turriff zoomed and foreshortened.


Good path once past the bog.


More furniture.


Heavy looking shower over Turriff and heading our way.


Fourman Hill.


Knock Hill again.


Grim time but still managing to force a smile.


Tillymorgan and Foudland.