Hi Bob , name is Mike Hawes and I really am enjoying your blog , the thing is I can comment on some of the pics but not all , not sure how this site works. Do you suggest regestring with tumblr? I live in aldridge and work all over the area and have long seen wonderful sunsets, strange archetecture and street scenes, often I waish I had a camnera with me and now I’ve found this site that has taken the pictures I wish I had taken! I regularly run the paths and canals of the local area.

Thank you for your wonderfully kind words. Tumblr is a bit crap, really, and gives no stats, so I have no viewing data. Comments like yours tell me folk are interested in what I’m doing, which is nice and encourages me.

I selected Tumblr for this journal, got it started and then realised my mistake. You can comment if you’re a registered user (free signup) or if I finish the post with a question mark (i.e. it’s a question). However, I seem unable to reply to most comments. If I did this again I’d use anything but Tumblr.

What many folk do is follow me on Facebook where I’m ‘William Roberts’ and comment on the automatic tumblr posts in my status updates. You are, of course, welcome to comment on my main blog too – visit it here. 

We’re very lucky to live where we do – right on the edge of a major conurbation, with rolling countryside close to hand. We have canals, bike paths, parks and the most wonderful rural lanes. L love this place and I’m glad you do, too.

Cheers and thanks

Bob