Month: Nov 2014

Wordless Wednesday

/ David Marsden / 8 Comments

Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Autumn Light

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For a couple of days last week the skies cleared and the sun shone.  After a short holiday away, a return to work wasn't so very awful. We've had plenty of dark cloud and rain recently but with sunlight filling the valley, there's nowhere I would rather be.  And neither, I suppose, would Digby the … Continue reading Autumn Light

Putting the Garden to Bed

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I haven't posted much recently or visited many blogs.  One reason is bone-idleness.  Another, that I needed a break from all things blogging.  And a third was because I wrote an article for Wayfair.co.uk.  When I was 10, I had a letter published in the comic, 'Donald and Mickey'.  Hardly a great claim to fame … Continue reading Putting the Garden to Bed

The Tawny Owl

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I joined the Priory in the summer of 2008 and since then, I have regularly heard the call of a male tawny owl.  From late morning until I go home, the magical hoo-hoo of that owl has both delighted me and driven me nuts.  I've stopped work, I've run for my camera and I've stalked … Continue reading The Tawny Owl