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Spring in Glenfield 2011
It’s been a few day since I posted, so I thought I’d share some photos I took today on a beautiful spring afternoon. This is my favourite from the whole photoshoot, but you can see the whole set here!...
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John Ager’s Blipfotos!
Yesterday I started a Blipfoto Journal for photos and thoughts. I already keep a private written journal in which I express my deepest thoughts, emotions and ideas, and this is certainly not for...
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End of Summer Feelings
How do you feel at the end of summer? Spring is my favourite time of the year; there’s new life emerging in nature and I can enjoy the (hopefully) better weather without hay fever and asthma (July and...
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Loveliest of trees (Housman)
Photo by icon0.com on Pexels.com Another poem to encourage us to appreciate everything we have around us while we can, the things we so often take for granted. Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is...
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Why is February shorter?
Have you ever wondered why February is the shortest month? OK, maybe not, but I’m going to tell you anyway! The problem (because that’s what it was) originates from the fact that all calendars were...
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Coming (Philip Larkin)
On longer evenings,Light, chill and yellow,Bathes the sereneForeheads of houses.A thrush sings,Laurel-surroundedIn the deep bare garden,Its fresh-peeled voiceAstonishing the brickwork.It will be...
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To Daffodils (Robert Herrick)
Fair daffodils, we weep to seeYou haste away so soon;As yet the early-rising sunHas not attain’d his noon.Stay, stay,Until the hasting dayHas runBut to the even-song;And, having pray’d together,...
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Roseberry Topping (Spring 2021)
While Freddy and Matilda were at school yesterday, we drove (with Pollyanna) past Middlesbrough to deliver presents to friends with a newborn baby. On the spur of the moment, we decided to take a look...
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The Joy of Spring
We’ve had a good week. The weather’s been good, we’ve got lots of jobs done, and I’ve given our grass the first cut of the season. Today, we had the chance to meet friends at Stewart Park in...
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