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The Malvern Hills in Worcestershire were another favourite place to walk when I lived in Birmingham. On this day in 1994, I climbed to the highest spot, Worcester Beacon. Although I was all alone, there were just enough other people around to provide a degree of human companionship. If my memory doesn't fail me, the climb took perhaps an hour and a half and was a bit strenuous, but, oh, what a wonderful feeling when the summit was finally reached and the view could be appreciated!
The photo was taken in Sutton Park, initially a 2,400-acre game preserve established by King Henry VIII. For a time in the 1970's, while living a short distance from the park, I regularly walked there with my small five year-old son along with many other residents of Sutton Coldfield. Re-visiting the park in 1997 brought back many precious memories. One particularly vivid memory is of a walk in the park soon after our arrival in England. Being newcomers, we neglected to bring an umbrella. Soon it started to rain heavily. I grabbed his hand, and the two of us ran, laughing uproariously until we reached our car thoroughly drenched.
While living in Birmingham in the 1970's I often walked in the Long Mynd. It was a great pleasure to return some 20 years later. These hills are beautiful and, although they give you a good feeling of being miles from civilization, the walking is easy and, at least in the 1970's, perfectly safe.
