Tag Archives: weather

NaPoWriMo 18

Posted on 18/04/2012 by

Today we have had rain. Not just rain: impressive rain, hail and wind, and more rain. Today was not like yesterday: ‘sunshine and showers’ which was like real April weather…. Everywhere I visited the conversation turned to rain. “Well, we … Continue reading →

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Hats off

Posted on 15/01/2012 by

I have curly hair which revolts if crammed under a hat. Hat hair. Not a pretty sight. Flat and static. With the exception of a cycling helmet I generally won’t wear head-wear. Except if it snows. Imagine my consternation when … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on 22/11/2011 by

We have had a blanket of fog damply resting over us in recent days. Still and quiet. The distant scenery has looked strangely artificial with two-dimensional grey-cardboard silhouettes representing tree and hedge lines, each layer growing greyer as it recedes … Continue reading →

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Time changes everything

Posted on 03/11/2011 by

I’m writing in a different place now I have a lap top, and Cyclo is working in the office this week. I’m in the dining room with a view of the back garden, rather than upstairs with a view of … Continue reading →

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Where in the world?

Posted on 29/10/2011 by

Where in the world would you find these legs? a caterpillar like this…? and a beach on which to make a ‘sculpture’ like this? plus a chance to surf on a beach like this? just around the corner from cliffs … Continue reading →

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Observations (21st – 24th Small Stones catch up)

Posted on 25/07/2011 by

22nd July – Friday On the way back from Cheltenham we watched the build-up of a dark graphite cloud over the rolling landscape, like a massive smudge from a 6B pencil, changing the light over the escarpment. Against the dark … Continue reading →

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Mainly shopping (with a small wet stone)

Posted on 18/07/2011 by

Today I have mainly been shopping. Neither of them wanted to go, but I sort of pushed them into it… a day out with Ma, shopping, didn’t appeal: though when I suggested that the outing warranted a pizza treat they … Continue reading →

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Splash or soak?

Posted on 19/04/2011 by

“Oak before ash, naught but a splash; ash before oak, you’re in for a soak.” Which is it to be? And where does it say what happens if the apple tree actually blossoms while the flowering cherry is still doing … Continue reading →

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