• on time

    I will not descendinto irascible old agethere are too few hours ~ n.b. More preachy stuff. CLP 22/12/2022 Read more

  • on time

    nutrients depletedwalled in by circumstancessheep seek fresh pasture ~ n.b. Apologies if this post seems a bit preachy. It is that time of year. CLP 22/12/2022 Read more

  • on time

    beech trees line the wallslongest noon shadows of yearall down hill from here ~ n.b. Winter Solstice! A cause for celebration here in the Northern Hemisphere!!! p.s. All down hill, in a good way! CLP 21/12/2022 Read more

  • on Ukraine

    the three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe three hundredth daythe Read more

  • on country houses

    next time you visitask where from the money stemsplantations, mines, mills ~ n.b. Wow! Look at that beautiful house! Wonderful gardens and lakes. Magnificent gates! The estate wall runs for miles. Wonderful paintings. 1642-1660 the English Revolution that utterly failed and we’re still paying for that failure. CLP 19/12/2022 Read more

  • on time

    dry stones lining lanesrunning across peaks, down dalesdividing fields n.b. How many hours were taken to build the maze of dry stone masonry found across England? Astounding constructions. CLP 18/12/2022 Read more