Today’s Pictures: 27 Nov 20

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Fishing on the edge of the lake in Forest of Dean Thank you for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what …

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Today’s Pictures: 26 Nov 20

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Three swans on a lake in the Forest of Dean Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a wonderful …

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Today’s Pictures: 25 Nov 20

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Autumn leaf fall on a bridge in the Forest of Dean Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a …

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Today’s Pictures: 24 Nov 20

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A tree, broken in the Autumn winds, lies over an ancient lane through the forest. Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, …

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Today’s Pictures: 23 Nov 20

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A picnic area in the Forest of Dean in November Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a wonderful …

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Today’s Pictures: 22 Nov 20

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November reflections in a lake in the Forest of Dean Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a wonderful …

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Today’s Pictures: 21 Nov 20

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An old lane in the Forest of Dean Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a wonderful place this …

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Kos in a Time of Covid 19: Finale. #Cats of Kos.

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This little stray appeared to be living under a parked car! This is the last piece about our recent stay on Kos. Just a light-hearted post especially for the many cat-lovers around the world. This one lived among the ruins in the Western Archaeological site. No idea who the young woman is, but the cat …

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Today’s Pictures: 19 Nov 20

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November mist among the trees of the Forest of Dean. Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a wonderful …

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Today’s Pictures: 18 Nov 20

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Deciduous spruce joins the other hardwoods in giving colour in autumn. Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a …

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Today’s Pictures: 17 Nov 20

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A collapsed tree along a favourite footpath. Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a wonderful place this world …

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Today’s Pictures: 16 Nov 20

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Intense autumn colours in the Forest of Dean Thanks for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those imprisoned by the Covid crisis at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and, hopefully, remind them what a wonderful place this …

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The Book Review Companion, by David Wogahn: #BookReview.

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212 pagesPublishing and Books/Writing Reference/Writing Skills Reference. Subtitled ‘An Author’s Guide to Getting and Using Book Reviews’, this is manual designed to do what the title suggests. Unfortunately, in common with a number of other books offering similar advice, it has little new to say about fiction, concentrating mainly on nonfiction. This isn’t a fault …

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Today’s Pictures: 15 Nov 20

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Into the forest. Thank you for visiting this blog. Please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and hopefully remind them what a wonderful place this world is. …

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Today’s Pictures: 14 Nov 20

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Autumn colours of the silver birch contrast against the blue of the sky. Thanks for visiting this blog; please be generous to those who can’t escape their own four walls at present, and share this post widely with them on social media, so they can enjoy it. It will also reach more people and hopefully …

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