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Whiteleaved Oak, Chase End and Raggedstone bluebells

Glorious Sunday morning spring sunshine and so I made the most of a chance to see the bluebells as they emerge here. I drove along the hills to the hamlet of Whiteleaved Oak, one of my favourite places tucked away … Continue reading

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Springish

Some recent pictures. (And not of any of the local springs.) Sheep being moved on North Hill. Primroses at Croome Court. British Camp. Waymarks. Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)? growing with silver birches.

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‘LinkedIn Sizzle Reel CV’ and other joys

Blog has been utterly neglected BUT only because I’ve been busy doing *stuff*: Poetry stuff includes having one of my recent found and now favourite performance poems published by Ink, Sweat and Tears. (Search ‘Myfanwy Fox’ on the site and … Continue reading

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Poets in the Mist

Polly Robinson organised a Worcestershire Lit Fest walk with poetry en route on the Malvern Hills for last Sunday. It was suitably foggy to creep unseen over the border, invading Herefordshire; we all met at British Camp car park. Around … Continue reading

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Chilly Regions

Had to visit fragrent Banbury today. Returned via Cotswold wilds – paused for a stroll around Broadway Tower. My car’s thermometer said it was 6.5C; the wind chill was about -10C; fingers too numb for photos but here are some … Continue reading

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Variations on a Theme (Park)

What is “natural” in our countryside? What is our countryside for? How do we preserve what we want and/or need? What conflicts result? It may seem that, like aging, the countryside just happens; that it is the result of existing … Continue reading

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Best wishes for love, peace and health to you all

Not such a photogenic Christmas this year but lovely not to have been iced-up for a couple of months already. Here’s a picture of the Malvern Hills taken from Old Hill (Callow End) yesterday. “A very merry primary gifting period” … Continue reading

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