Tuneful Robin

(Turn up the volume a bit.) Look closely, and in the tree you can just make out a robin. He seemed chirpy that the sun was trying to break through …

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Fog Sounds

A foggy morning this morning, usually indicative of stillness. But listen carefully, and the constant running water of Carding Mill can be heard. The sight is of still water, but …

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Shadowlands

Sometimes, when the sun is at the right angle, it’s light catches the contours of the land below the Gaer Stone, and reveals the undulation of the ground. It’s not …

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Curious CLouds

The sun was working hard to break through the clouds this morning, but it meant it illuminated some really interesting patterns in the sky …

On Ragleth Hill

Those of you who know me will know I’m not a poet. Or rather, should I say, poetry is not a form of writing that comes naturally to me. But that’s one of the joys of going to a writers’ group … because it exposes you to writing and workshops that you wouldn’t naturally choose to go to. And so it was a few months ago at the writers’ group I go to, when we had a poetry workshop.

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Canine Canter

A dog walker in Carding Mill Valley this morning … their dog enjoying running though the stream in a moment of happiness.

Stone Carving

Above the north door to our local church is this: a sheela na gig. There are rumours that some people wanted it covered up. Whether that’s to hide it from …

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Weather Front

The weather front, out to the east, behind Wenlock Edge, Brown Clee, and Titterstone Clee Hill, looks like snow-clad Alps. I did a double-take (not easy when you only have …

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Rooting Around

Another damp, foggy day, but the dampness enhanced the grey/green hue of this beech tree and its wriggling roots clutching tightly to the hill side.

White Van Fog

Stillness. The air is so still the fog is set in for the day. There is no movement, except for a white van making its way through Carding Mill Valley.