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They make my heart sing
Do you remember Willis, in The Cosby Show? He used to ask some question with a frown? I think this tit has the same expression. I was...

Crone
Feb 21 min read
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Sanctuary
The ancient beech outside the ruined church needed a visit, so I set off with my camera. This tree has a uniquely beechy form... by which...

Crone
Feb 12 min read
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Attention, Action, Honour
So, the Woodland Trust are felling five of the oak trees on the reserve who have Acute Oak Decline. They believe that the three bacteria...

Crone
Jan 312 min read
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Walk of wonders
This is actually two separate walks. The first was, as you might be able to tell, the same day as I made the video of the swan. The...

Crone
Jan 301 min read
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Riders in the storm
I had expected stormy horribleness, but though it was windy, the sky was blue and I ventured out with the camera. Two videos today... and...

Crone
Jan 291 min read
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Unseen things I care about
OK, strictly speaking, blue tits are seen. As are long-tailed tits. And Tane, even when he's kind of hiding. Or flying away. But, here we...

Crone
Jan 281 min read
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Tree-time
Here is a fabulous article! I WISH this guy's book had been translated into English!!! Anyway, this is what I was thinking about as I...

Crone
Jan 273 min read
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Capture
Capturing moments. Expressions. Feelings. Capturing recognition. Being seen. Sharing time. Capturing presence. Transience. Immanence....

Crone
Jan 261 min read
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Ten percent
Linus Pauling's golden rule: Do unto others ten percent better than they do unto you. The ten percent is to make up for subjective...

Crone
Jan 253 min read
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The wish
I mentioned yesterday that I has been to sit with Kairos. While in the wood, I did not hear the ravens - though I heard a raven when I...

Crone
Jan 242 min read
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Hedging my bets
When I was sitting with Kairos the other day, I was thinking about consciousness, about the reality of the world, about what matters,...

Crone
Jan 233 min read
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Flashes
Despite the depression, I can still appreciate the flashes of insight offered by good writers addressing big issues with compassion and...

Crone
Jan 222 min read
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On the lookout
As a result of the depression crash, that I mentioned in yesterday's post, I called my best friend and started crying. He was at work and...

Crone
Jan 212 min read
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A moment of eternity
I have crashed again into a depression. I went for a run and gave up three-quarters of the way around. When I got home I saw a spatter of...

Crone
Jan 202 min read
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Being with the world
I'd been to the gym the day after what had been a somewhat annoying day [ Style??? - Ed. ] [ Give me a break. - Crone ] In fact, the gym...

Crone
Jan 191 min read
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Yes... it's her again....
...but a different picture. Really, I should add some variety to my offerings. Maybe a walrus or a chipmunk. A baobab tree or a gentian....

Crone
Jan 181 min read
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Communication without words
On the front page, again, a Driveway crow watching me as I feed the birds in the garden. He or she cawed, the melodious caw, not the...

Crone
Jan 172 min read
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In the winter wood
A run with a location in mind: the copse, where I wanted to visit the oaks and see what I could see. On the way, I met a couple walking a...

Crone
Jan 161 min read
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Trying
As I mentioned the other day that I had failed to photograph the blue tits, that has been my mission. This one and the cover are the best...

Crone
Jan 151 min read
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I thought...
...you must be missing the videos! Bear in mind, these are about three months old. I am currently scheduling videos for mid April - and...

Crone
Jan 141 min read
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