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Farewell to the Avon

And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
I would not change it.”
As You Like It, William Shakespeare

Making Haste While The Sun Shines

O heat dry up my brain!
Hamlet, William Shakespeare

Curate’s Egg

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so
Hamlet, William Shakespeare

Unfamiliar Paths

Sam: This is it
Frodo: What?
Sam: If I take one more step, I’ll be the farthest away from home I’ve ever been.
Screenplay, Fellowship of the Ring

Those Blue Remembered Hills

‘Not a mile visually unrewarding or painful’
Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of Herefordshire

Holding Post

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A gentle day

…quiet things, mostly […] I put on my high boots and set off across the downs. The sun came out as I walked the sodden hills
Laurie R. King, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice

Rest Day Photo MiniEssay

Tiny Trolls Under Bridges

The World Transformed

We spent much time touring the countryside, in sun, rain, or snow, following footprints, comparing samples of mud, noting how the type of soil affected the quality and longevity of a footprint or hoofmark.
Laurie R. King, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice

Allegro non molto appiccicoso

Hence, she wanders the downs without a chaperone and remains away until all hours.
Laurie R. King, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice