Island drama

There’s a certain kind of winter day here — temperatures around freezing, weak wintery sunshine, skies that mix soft greys, blues and creams as ethereally as a fine kid-mohair/silk yarn — that seems to draw…

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rocking the dangerous wildlife here! and anniversary greetings!

Okay, first it was a surprise wasps’ nest. Then I found this on the beach when I paddled home the other morning. It’s really quite beautiful, isn’t it? Here’s a closer look:And then here it…

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dangerous work!

So I was out picking blackberries yesterday, and I thought that if I got some shots I could give you the befores and the afters: I’m planning to make jam this week and maybe a…

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Oh Deer, Nudity! Quick, Cover up with a Lacy Cardigan!

Yes, the title’s a bit odd, but by the end of this post you’ll see that it’s fitting, if very, very contrived. So finally, here he is, in all his nude glory,Michael Hermesh’ssculpture, The Baggage…

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