Birch trees. ‘Most of the people walking after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.’    Hans Christian Andersen For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on …
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Some of the roads through the forest follow the tracks laid for tramways in the days of mining and quarrying. ‘I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now. Don't be angry with me if I'm not there in person, alive and …
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Sunlight patches the mossy floor in this magical part of the forest. ‘You can walk without going to someone.’   Nancy Hopkins Reily For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media …
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In this valley bottom, the wild boar often come to wallow in the mud of this wet area, and deer sometimes come to drink. But you have to very fortunate to be there at the right time to see them! ‘As a child grows from creeping to standing up and walking...it's as though all of …
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A shot of the wider forest taken from one of the many hilltops. ‘We are the Pilgrims, master: we shall goAlways a little further: it may bebeyond that last blue mountain barred with snowAcross that angry or that glimmering sea.’    James Elroy Flecker For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local …
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This short tunnel seems to serve no purpose now, but it must've mattered in the past! ‘Visitors to New York will find that both exercise and excitement may be had at a minimum of expense through the simple practice of jaywalking. With only a little experience, they may actually compete on even terms with the …
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A recent scene, now slightly different, after some work by Forestry England. The previous shot can be seen here, shot from slightly further back ‘Walking is a pastime rather than an avocation.’    Rebecca Solnit I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will …
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Misty sunshine. ‘Sitting or walking, the body must be held erect. To sit or stand otherwise is a sign of laziness.’   Mohandas Ghandiji I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its …
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Daffodils blooming. ‘Walking was a habit that was to stay with him all his life.’    Anuradha Kumar I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you share on social media, …
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147 pages Literary Anthology This is an anthology of the winning entries for the poetry, short fiction, and flash fiction annual contest held in 2020. It includes the ‘commended’ entries, too.The Bridport is a well-respected international literary competition. Along with other contemporary creative activities, what is considered ‘good’ is down to personal taste. We’ve all …
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A steep path out of the woods. ‘An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.’    Henry David Thoreau I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you share …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 17 Mar 21
Old road through the forest. ‘Walking ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books.’    Chinese Proverb I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders. Coltsfoot, now brightening the …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 16 Mar 21
March mists in the forest. ‘The men walked like scissors; the women trod like cats.’    Katherine Mansfield I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you share on social media, …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 15 Mar 21
Word cloud created through wordart.com Environment, Capitalism, and Religious Hypocrisy are major themes running through my WIP, a work my publisher’s team of editors recently returned with ‘edit notes’. This wasn’t the usual ‘line edit’ I’ve had in the past and, on reading the notes, I was initially taken aback. My first response was that …
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The path runs through young beech trees, lending their autumn colours even in early spring, until new growth will shed them. ‘Every walker is a guard on patrol to protect the ineffable.’    Rebecca Solnit I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will …
Continue reading Today’s Pictures: 14 Mar 21
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