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Category: Time Passing

Comings and Goings

July 17, 2020

To feel time passing, take a look around.

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May begins

Up the Hill and Down

May 1, 2020

Walking over the Giant’s Head – Allington Hill from April into May.

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Paper Butterfly

Paper, trimmers, comb

April 24, 2020

What memorabilia would you save from the ongoing Corona crisis?

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Mother’s Day in the age of Corona

March 20, 2020

To my mum, Corona was a fizzy drink with a deposit on the glass bottle, sometimes delivered with the groceries in pre-supermarket days.

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Slow it down

February 14, 2020

Time out of time is great for writing. But things are moving on too fast.

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13 March 2019 Rainbow and Magnolia

Year of the Giant 2019

January 1, 2020

The changing face of the Allington Giant. Looking back over the past year is also a way of looking forward.

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The Moon dropping into the eye socket of the sleeping giant on Allington Hill

Eye of the Giant

December 14, 2019

Friday the 13th of December 2019. Early morning. I wasn’t in a hurry to turn on the radio to hear the election results.

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Primroses for Mum

March 30, 2019

Primroses, primroses, jump into the pot
We’ll take you with us to the new garden
Where we hope you will be happy

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Mid-March WordlessWednesday #2

March 13, 2019

Magnificent Magnolia #Wordless Wednesday.

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Prunus flowers 23 February 2019

February fools

February 28, 2019

Spring has come early in 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a wonderful thing to enjoy some sunshine and warmth. Such are the fleeting pleasures of unwanted climate change.

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