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Twilight in Doha
Low sun painting steel girders pink. 4:30 already the feel of evening, as heat flows from desert to sea. On a construction site, stunted...

Crone
Dec 16, 20221 min read
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Well, at least I am sketching...
Beak's a bit big...

Crone
Dec 15, 20222 min read
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New birds in Doha
I was outside having a vape - turns out it's not as illegal as I had thought - when I heard a song. Yes, a singing tree. I could see the...

Crone
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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Mother love
I suppose it could be fatherlove. Not sure if male doves care for the young.

Crone
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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Adventures in Antarctica Part2
SeaWyld is an informal online poetry writing gathering. Host L.E. tells us about a creature and we write two poems using suggested...
maplekey4
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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In the sweetiverse
What I found on my desk one morning.

Crone
Dec 11, 20222 min read
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Not so very wild
You know, I’m not feeling all that wild and wonderful at the moment. In two weeks, I saw only those three bird species – sparrow, dove...

Crone
Dec 10, 20222 min read
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Myna, all myna!
I know... hard to see.

Crone
Dec 9, 20221 min read
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Adventure in Antarctica Part1
What it says.

Crone
Dec 8, 20221 min read
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Webs, worms and wonders
So, this sculpture was made by Louise Bourgeois. My ex-mentor Mandy mentioned it to me – coincidentally – as Bourgeois, it seems, said...

Crone
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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Being a traveller
Travelling broadens horizons. Or so they say. But I rather think it depends. Let’s say you are already open, tolerant and curious. You...

Crone
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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The birds, the birds!
It may be an African collared dove.

Crone
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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One day to do Doha
Astonishingly, after the orientation on the first day, I was told not to come in the next day as there'd be nothing to do - and after...

Crone
Dec 4, 20221 min read
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Crone
Dec 3, 20221 min read
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In the middle of a dark wood...
The copse on a misty morning the day before my departure.

Crone
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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The drama in the park
Not one of my photos! This was kindly contributed by Dave Jackson.

Crone
Dec 1, 20222 min read
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Blue herons
Apologies for the poor sketch to accompany CC's lovely haiku.

Crone
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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Worms, glorious worms!
Final assignment for the worm course.

Crone
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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I know you've missed them...
Back garden guests.

Crone
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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Not a fungi to be around
Nope. Don't know what kind of 'shroom it is.

Crone
Nov 27, 20222 min read
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