Tag: environment

#ScenicSaturday 11th March 2023

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I share these pictures, taken during March, not this year, to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This one was taken in southern Wales, in 2019 as the sun went down on a cold winter day. …

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#ScenicSaturday 4th March 2023

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A Footpath in East Yorkshire. I share these pictures, taken during March, not this year, to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This one was taken way back in 2012 and pictures a footpath near Pocklington …

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#ScenicSaturday 25/Feb/2023

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I share these pictures, from February (though not this year), to show . This shot, from 28th February 2021, depicts a steep climb up a path that dissects the slope of a narrow valley carrying a small stream. Most of the trees here are larches, and buzzards have nests near the tops of a couple. …

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#ScenicSaturday 18/Feb/2023

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I share these pictures, from February (though not this year), to show . This shot, from 2021, depicts a view from one of the surfaced roads that follow old tramways and railway lines through the Forest of Dean. It’s many years since that industrial work ceased, although there remain a tiny number of free mines. …

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#ScenicSaturday 11/Feb/2023

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I share these pictures, from February (though not this year), to show . This shot is from 2020 and shows a fairly steep valley that runs down to a brook. The trees here are mostly native oaks, but the greenery is almost entirely ivy at this time of the year. The remnants of bracken can …

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#ScenicSaturday 04/Feb/2023

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I share these pictures, from February (though not this year), to show . This shot is from 2020 and shows the brook that flows through the beaver enclosure. They were introduced to help reduce the flooding caused by the brook that flows through the village. So far, that seems to be working well. The area …

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Contagious Tales, Edited by Andrew Simms: #BookReview.

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176 pages.22 modern folk tales. Alan Rusbridger, former editor of The Guardian and now editor of Prospect magazine remarks, ‘These stories matter because they help us grasp a world that is seemingly out of control, and imagine what steps we can take to make things better.’ This anthology is subtitled ‘22 modern folk tales in …

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#ScenicSaturday 31/Dec/2022

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These pictures are from December, though not this year. I share them here to show .From the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, this one shows a small portion of the brook that eventually flows through the village to join the River Wye, which forms a border with Wales. This particular part of the forest is …

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#ScenicSaturday 24/Dec/2022

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These pictures are from December, though not this year. I share them here to show .From the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, this one shows a faint, narrow path between beech and fir trees on a hillside north of our home. This one was taken on Boxing Day 2021, with my used iPhone 8+. # …

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#ScenicSaturday 17/Dec/2022

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These pictures are from December, though not this year. I share them here to show .From the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, this one shows the path following the fence around the beaver enclosure, an experimental project designed to prevent flooding in the village below this stretch of hills. As far as I can tell, …

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#ScenicSaturday 10/Dec/2022

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The pictures in this series are from December, though not this year. I share them here to show .Taken in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, this one shows a winding path through an area called Sallow Valets Inclosure. The massive tree in the foreground is possibly a grand fir, but it may be something …

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#ScenicSaturday 03/Dec/2022

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The pictures in this series were all taken in December, though not this year. My digital picture library started with my first DSLR camera, bought a while back. I share them here to show .Taken in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, this one shows a small footbridge taking the path over a private drive …

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#ScenicSaturday 26/Nov/22

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All photographs in this series were taken in November, though not necessarily this year. My digital picture library started with my first DSLR camera, bought a few years back. I share them here to show .Taken in the Forest of Dean last year, this photograph of the sometimes spectacular colours of autumn echoes my love …

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#ScenicSaturday 19/Nov/22

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All photographs in this series were taken in November, though not necessarily this year. My digital picture library started with my first DSLR camera, bought a few years back. I share them here to show .This one depicts Gordale Beck, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, as it flows toward the picturesque village of Malham …

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#ScenicSaturday 12/Nov/22

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All photographs in this series were taken in November, though not necessarily this year. My digital picture library started with my first DSLR camera, bought a few years back. I like to share them here to show .This one, taken in the Forest of Dean that surrounds me, shows a naturally formed pool on the …

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