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on time
shallow, shingle-bankedSevern trickles through Bridgenorthgulls gather in pools ~ n.b. Whatever rain falls this week will be welcome. The sign is superfluous. How can there be fish here, where the mighty river, bordering Wales and England, runs as thin as a shroud across stony ground? CLP 06/09/2022 →
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on life
sparrow hawk attackcacophony of squealingrookery alerted ~ n.b. The most remarkable sight of a sparrow hawk trying to drag a jackdaw to a plucking post. The prey nearly the same size as the hawk, makes things awkward, unbalancing the flight and managing to drop to the ground in the pub garden. The sparrow hawk does →
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on rain
we bemoan presenceyour mild inconvenienceweep at absence ~ n.b. Notes, coins and electronic tokens in private water companies’ bank accounts are worth nothing when Nature’s reserves have been spent. It is expected that a drought is to be declared in England today. July 2022 saw just 10% of average rain fall for the month, while →
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on heat
wonder at mankindtrains to Paris underseapylons lift cables systems of powerconnect us to each otherbind us to our fate ~ n.b. Standing here overlooking Rainham Marshes, watching another bloody sunset, you can hear the electricity cables crackle as they carry charge towards the City of London. If you listen really carefully, you can hear the →
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