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Now you see them, now you don't

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The swallows suddenly filled the valley. One day they weren’t here – then suddenly they were.

I don’t think I’ve ever noticed their sudden appearance with such vivid regard.

It happened on Sunday when I was out under the warm blue skies...

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A festival worthy of a feast

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Easter, like Christmas, is a festival worthy of a feast and in days of yore we used to eat special things to mark the occasion. But like so many...

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Snow-damaged trees

Monday, February 23, 2009

Having had my chainsaw serviced it’s taken me four hours to clear the snow-damaged trees in my garden. Nothing, I know, to the colossal...

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Here's a brief epilogue to my 'Tundra Diaries'

Here's a brief epilogue to my 'Tundra Diaries'

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Here’s a brief epilogue to my “Tundra Diaries”.   There’s now a 15 foot high bonfire awaiting a match in my garden, and...

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Kites are flying high

Kites are flying high

Thursday, February 12, 2009

The kites are getting closer. After I wrote about them in a previous blog they have become less shy in the valley - which is why I was able to...

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MARTIN HESP: The Tundra Diaries

MARTIN HESP: The Tundra Diaries

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

THE snow is still lying upon the uplands of Exmoor – which was the worst hit part of the region during the recent weather. WMN writer...

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Snow snow quick quick snow

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Snow snow quick quick snow. I don’t know where that catchy phrase comes from but that’s been the way of things around here for the...

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The meteorological gods have twisted things

Monday, January 19, 2009

There’s been a south westerly blowing today, which normally means warm damp weather – but somehow the meteorological gods have...

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I'm in helicopter heaven

I'm in helicopter heaven

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

New Year's Resolution? To write this blog every 48 hours. And the first thing I'm over the moon about this year is the news that the Penzance...

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Little shrines and memorials

Little shrines and memorials

Monday, December 01, 2008

Back in the old days when everyone knew their place except for the very rich - who happened to own all places, lock, stock and barrel so could...

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