A Walk in the Autumn Forest

We have the good fortune to live in the Forest of Dean, a beautiful part of England, so I thought I’d share this autumn with those who can’t access such natural beauty. The poem was inspired by this morning’s walk, the photographs I took over the last three days and are all within a mile …

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A Week on the Gower Peninsula. Last Day. A Final Walk Along the Coast Path.

From the coast path looking along the Gower coast. Here’s the final post about our visit to this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wales. You’ll find day 1 here, day 2 here, day 3 here, day 4 here, day 5 here, and day 6 here. The weather forecast promised an improving day, starting with …

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A Week on the Gower Peninsula. Day 6. Crossing the Fields to the Coast.

The beautiful Gower coast. Here’s the post about day 6 of our visit to this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. You’ll find day 1 here, day 2 here, day 3 here, day 4 here, and day 5 here. The weather forecast was for heavy rain likely to cause local flooding on the roads around us. …

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A Week on the Gower Peninsula. Day 4. A Clifftop Walk to Mewslade Bay.

Walking toward Mewslade Bay. Day 4 of our visit to this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Day 1 is here, day 2, here, and day 3, here. Our walk along the Rhossili Beacon had been pretty challenging, so we thought we’d stick to more level ground for the day following our wedding anniversary. The Ordnance …

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A Week on the Gower Peninsula. Day 3. The Challenge Of Rhossili Beacon.

The approach to the hill. On our third day at Rhossili (click here for day 1, here for day 2) we celebrated our wedding anniversary (31 years), so, naturally, we decided to climb Rhossili Beacon, where a force 8 gale was blowing! I took only 273 pictures this time, so selection was a little easier. …

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A Week on the #Gower Peninsula. Day 2. A Walk to the Worm’s Head.

Worm's Head from the approach path. On our second day at Rhossili (click here for the post for day 1) we decided to tackle the Worm’s Head. A small rainbow, our waking view of the bay. We woke to a rainbow over the bay: good sign, or bad? Well by the end of the day …

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Lyme Regis No 3: To Golden Cap, Part 2

Lyme Bay, with Golden Cap showing as the peak on the right. This is the third post in this series, and continues the account of the walk from Charmouth to Golden Cap. For Part 1 of this account click here. (You’ll find the start of the series of five posts here.) And Part 1 of …

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Fundamental #ClimateEmergency Action

This post will raise many concerns, objections and even outrage in some readers. Be warned. Most of the world is now, at last, aware of the dangers we face from climate change. Some refuse to accept we, the human race, are the major contributor to the looming disaster. Some doubters, like Donald Trump, are in …

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A Walk in the Spring Forest: #Poem

On my doorstep. The world has gone mad, so I thought I'd celebrate something natural. Enjoy. A Walk in the Spring Forest Life begins as those sleepers wake and green the air with fresh flutters And in the boughs birds build for new flocks to grace the skies The trees bow with floral promise and …

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A #Poem for the Spring Equinox

Morning Sunshine Morning Sunlight Shines the promised life lighting on what will be what soon will rise from seed sown wild In boughs that bear buds green in sheer and pure exuberance last season’s flyers sprinkle shadows And announce their joy in procreating their conjoined spirals wrapped in rigid coats From earth well wet with …

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Italy: Trip of a Lifetime. Final Part

Lake Maggiore on an uncharacteristic dull day, with a displaying cormorant in the foreground. This is the last of the posts recording our stay in Italy in September 2018. We had a great time, so we decided to share our experiences. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. …

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Italy: Trip of a Lifetime. Part 12

Posts recording our stay in Italy in September. We thoroughly enjoyed it, so we’re sharing our experience. You’ll get the (almost) full story of our travels, activities, and experiences; warts and all, in instalments.Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 1129th …

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Italy: Trip of a Lifetime. Part 11

One of the many small islands on the lake. Posts recording our stay in Italy in September. We thoroughly enjoyed it, so we’re sharing our experience. You’ll get the (almost) full story of our travels, activities, and experiences; warts and all, in instalments. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. …

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Italy: Trip of a Lifetime. Part 10

Lake Maggiore seen from Ristorante Cardini in Someraro.These posts record our stay in Italy in September. We thoroughly enjoyed it, so we’re sharing our experience. You’ll get the (almost) full story of our travels, activities, and experiences; warts and all, in instalments.Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. …

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Italy: Trip of a Lifetime. Part 9

These posts record our stay in Italy in September. We thoroughly enjoyed it, so we’re sharing our experience. You’ll get the (almost) full story of our travels, activities, and experiences; warts and all, in instalments. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. 26th September, Wednesday. A …

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