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The first dull day in weeks, sadly bringing little rain. Still, the coast always offers new perspectives. This succulent plant is adapted to harsh conditions on top of a rock within the reach of sea […]
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A shard of pottery in a field reminds me of something in the history of the valley I live in. Market gardening in the Tamar Valley (Devon and Cornwall, UK) has a rich tradition of […]
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The sea. It’s good to come back to the coast, see the sea, hear it, smell it and feel it. A refreshing swim, enjoying the gentle swell. Revitalised! Calm and content.
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This spring, I saw the first oil beetles in mid April. I’m coming back to them today, because I’ve witnessed something I’d call, forgive the anthropomorphism, a bit of ‘poetic justice’. When the tiny larvae […]
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A mighty beech tree. Shelter. Shade. And more than meets the eye. Its trunk populated by lichen and moss, habitat for invertebrates, food for insects and birds… Roots in symbiosis with microorganisms. Detritus feeders and […]
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Curiosity got me an encounter with Thekla. Beautiful. Since ‘Thekla‘ was a spider’s name in a kid’s story from my childhood, all spiders have this name for me…. I guess this one is of the […]
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Graceful, delicate and gently moving in the wind. I’ve always liked this particular grass in our local lane at this time of the year. Today I took the time to try and capture it – […]
LOCK(DOWN/UP)
My friends Kai, Kodai and Gen Benjamin of Varied Heights wrote and recorded a ‘food for thought’ song on the current global situation. Check it out here: LOCK(DOWN/UP) – Original Songhttps://youtu.be/HT5WZXT5EGg
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Happy fetching a stick out of a cool stream. So simple. Just living the moment. Lockdown has forced (most of) us to simplify our lives. Bare essentials. For some, less than that. Is there, among […]
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It was on 13 April I spotted my first very early Early Purple orchids and now they have long gone, again somewhat early in this very dry warm spring. On today’s walk in the local […]
