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Sometimes Nature spells out in capital letters: IT IS WORTH BEING OUTSIDE AT 5 AM! Apologies for the fuzzy image quality – it doesn’t even do justice to the awe inspiring sight of the full […]
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Back on Dartmoor! The expanse of valleys and tors, a distant glimmer of the sea. What a treat! An ancient stand of oak amidst boulders, moss and lichen. The call of a cockoo. Swathes, no, […]
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Ten weeks of lockdown and 10 weeks of blogging about what I see on my daily outdoor exercise. How different nature looks now, compared to the end of March! Spring to early Summer, looking already […]
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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 – […]
