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on the river
an arrow shotfrom the hornbeam-cloaked bankswung past the willowdisappearing in a blur of orangeand flashing blue n.b. Kingfishers are quite special! CLP 26/08/2024 →
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Puppy Love
August had baked the soil, ripened the grainHarvest had progressed uninterruptedWe laid on our backsShoulder to shoulderThe late-afternoon Sun pinned us to the parched lawnThe grass had stopped growingA fortnight or more agoPale in leaf, sharp dry stemsPrickled the skin if we movedShe was watching the cloudsReally studying themAs if in all her past summer →
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on communication
establish secureopposite pillars connectup line and down line~n.b. Reedham’s swing bridge rail crossing, was originally built in the 1840s. The current swing bridge dates from 1903. The low-lying land is home to the heavily tidal, final meandering stretch of the river Yar, that connects the ancient port of Great Yarmouth, (with its Minster), to the →
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on August
holiday seasoncity market half boardedrustle of lime leaves~ n.b. There is something special about being one of the few citizens who spend the summer months at home, while so many head off on holiday. It’s quiet, like a Sunday morning, every day and the sounds of goldfinches chattering away, or the wind breathing through the →
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on Ukraine
more war leads to peaceso the theory goes, it meansmore civilians will die~ n.b. Ukraine is trying to hold captured Kursk territory. This so that they have something to trade when sincere peace talks begin. Sadly, this depends on whether those men in Moscow actually care, or not. CLP 19/08/2024 →
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on Saturday
special place to bein sunny southern weatherwith friends and family~ n.b. Fratton Park looking as good as it ever has. CLP 17/08/2024 →
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