It’s a plant I love searching online for information. Not just for the information itself, but sometimes for the entertainment value of discovery.To accompany today’s photo I wanted to check on the correct name of the plant. I know it’s a cactus, but whether Christmas or Easter is another matter as it blooms over quite…
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A couple of weeks ago I was amazed, and delighted, to see long-tailed tits on the birdfeeders. By the time I returned with my camera they had flown. Today, in the trees around our pond there they were again. Same story with the camera but I decided to record the new life emerging in the…
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Importance of creativity A major survival strategy for me is to be creative. It takes a variety of forms and is in a fairly constant state of flux. And, as oxymorons go, that’s one of the best. I have used Serif Affinity Photos for a while now although I find it has a steeper learning…
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Is Earth worth saving, sweating and slaving carving new paths out from rampage and tillage slicing new routes through destruction and pillage? Is Earth worth saving when it means waving farewell to life’s ease, to earned comforts and powers just for the sake of some fields, a few flowers? Can man-fashioned loss nourish air-giving trees?…
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Moonlight entered Never seeing shadows fleeing stealthy sidling, corner hiding swift as her coming she’s gone
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For Autumn colour I think Virginia Creeper is hard to beat. The vibrant palette is all in one place, it is long-lasting, and appears to know instinctively where to grow for optimum effect. It was planted on the North side of the garage and is very content, spreading its roots and its runners so that…
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