WSM Hutton Moor & Bleadon Walk, Part II,'Hutton Moor' by Sheila, March 29th 2021
Channel: semw52
Date: 02/05/2021

Another blowy and blustering grey Spring day start to this hike but the weather does improve as the walk progresses.Here I am making my way across the the old RAF Locking air field and military base which once dominated the skyline and played an important role in the past---a museum remains and some old aircraft are on display on the inside and out on the fields---we do have some family connections here as described on the video---anyway 'The Little Boxes' are emerging from the ground gradually but also accelerating as work progresses--yes I break into song from the past called 'Little Boxes' referring to the growth in housing developments all over the place and their uniformity--designed to be built with speed and economy hence little variety and an assumption of housing the stock--the growing population---even building on moors and swamps below sea-level-----fast cash and hidden consequences both sociologically and culturally and all those aspects influencing peoples lives that will follow such designs and developments....the large old Victorian buildings in town now converted to flats and bedsits with their fireplaces blocked and chimneys capped----the 21st century answer to growth and prosperity, power and control--the perpetuation of polarity......and still the tides rise and diseases spread as our beautiful  Planet evolves to survive.-------old dear !!! got stuck and rambled a bit---reflections ooze from me during my healthy walking experiences----visual diaries, records in time and space folks