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on Ukraine
remove the labelslook into the soldiers’ eyesthe kids from next door ~ n.b. The Ukrainian counter-offensive has begun to make some progress. Their armed forces, supplemented by volunteer recruits from all backgrounds, fighting to bring peace to their own homes. Pictures from a small exhibition at the Norwich city library. “On the roads to war” Read more
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Bee Orchid
from where did you originate?springing from disturbed groundwith your intoxicant scentgiving every sign of willinghow many years passedbefore your false flower blooms? ~ n.b. The bee orchid is a beautiful creation. It takes up to five, or even eight years to form flowers having initially grown from a tuber. The flower’s appearance and scent is Read more
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on Ukraine
day four-seven-onewar becomes wallpaperpeople switch off news ~ n.b. It now takes something outrageous to re-capture attention, a dam being sabotaged and subsequent flooding, for example. The daily tally of lost civilians, a grandmother here, a child there, becomes unremarkable. ~ CLP 09/06/2023 Read more
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on respecting national borders
smoke of forest firesrespects not our lines on mapsnature’s own Kremlin ~ n.b. North-east USA is choking on the smog from seasonal forest fires in Canada. International cooperation is the only way to tackle climate breakdown. How have we reached a point where there are wars at a time when we need to act to Read more
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