Christmas day and Wilderswood

Christmas day , I had a great day today , we went for a walk and watched films and played with our new toys , we had a really good breakfast and roast beef for our main meal.

 Me and Leo

 These are Leo's Hand prints

 

 Leo

 We had Italian pancetta , Croissant and scrambled egg for Breakfast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancetta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croissant

 I liked this

 Leo enjoyed the breakfast - scrambled eggs and Croissant

 Evie looks at her presents

 one of my presents

 Evie is opening one of her Presents

 I am very happy the Game I wanted

 Leo opens his main present from out Nana

 Leo likes his new present 

 one of the Art books Evie got

 This is the Pin art -my Hand !

Walk around Wilderswood
we did this last year but it had snowed
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/wilderswood-in-snow-horwich-christmas.html


our route this year
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/61690758

       

    

 in the woods

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/wilderswood

 Evie in her Pink coat

 Evie and mummy

 Love the mud !

 They have planted new trees to replace the pine trees which were cut down
the Pike !

 walking towards Cabin pit

 I am running up the track

 having a look at the stream which flows underneath the track here

 running past  there are a lot of mine tunnels under where we are

 part of the old mine buildings

 some odd holes in the walls ?

 this is old pit head !

 Iron trough

 The pike

 an old rail from the old mine used as a fence post !

 Looking over Horwich and Blackrod

winter Hill mast and the two lads and of course my hat !

Christmas Eve -Cinema trip and Adam Hill to Holders to Hole Bottom to Two lads on Winter Hill

 Leo is in his push chair - we take this to school every day as its good in all weathers including the snow :)

 I am pushing the Pushchair today

 This is Middlebrook we are going to the cinema to see TinTin
http://www.middlebrook-bolton.co.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0983193/

we ate out at Mcdonalds as a special treat !
I have lost my front two upper teeth !
http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/

In the Afternoon I went on a run - Adam Hill to Holders Plantation to Hole Bottom to Two Lads - fast run


http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/61627478




       
   

 Looking towards the Welsh mountains and Liverpool

 Two Lads

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Two_Lads_Cairns.html
http://justramblingon.co.uk/history-pages/two-lads-hill/

 The mast

 these are large stones

 Bell pit just below Adam Hill

 The masts and a lone cyclist

 My dad fell on down into this ! it normally me but you have to be careful

 Holders Farm
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/10/explore-ruined-farmhouse-at-holders.html
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/06/adam-hill-to-holders-plantation-to-two.html
http://jakeofwinterhill.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/adam-hill-to-holders-plantation-to-two-lads-winter-hill-horwich/

 A lone walker just above Holders plantation

 this is much more fun that it looks !

 the old dam wall at Holders plantation

Hole Bottom Brick and Tile works in the day ! no snow !
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/12/sledging-at-two-lads-and-hole-bottom-on.html
http://www.chorleyhistorysociety.co.uk/page01b.htm
http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/west-pennine-moors/walking-the-dean-ditch/

 My dads trainer and tracksuit covered in mud as usual ! this is clinker from burning coal

 some of old stone slabs in Hole bottom

 Looking down from two Lads

 the pike

 Two lads

 the mast from the two lads

 racing down from the two lads

 trying to find a dry route

Nearly back (two lads and mast )

4.85 mph today better in the day , no snow  or  rain or fog !