Once Was Wheelbarrow

As we worked at pulling up melted pipework, cutting back damaged bushes, felling burned trees and removing damaged fencing I happened upon this wheelbarrow. I can imaging how this once bright blue plastic wheelbarrow carried cuttings or garden mulch or assisted in any number of garden tasks. Today it lies in a melted blue puddle, […]

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Gold Class Exodus

I am still not sure what I think about the ‘Gold Class’ cinema experience. The idea of having a late supper and sipping wine while lounging under the 2D gaze of Matthew McConaughey or Cate Blanchett seems disrespectful towards the actors as much as the other cinema guests. I’m sure I could get used to […]

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Lurking in the Garden

Lurking in the garden is a beautiful creature who spins her web every night to rid us of those pesky mosquitoes. The Garden Orb Weaver is actually a collected name for several species of spiders with similar body shape and behavior. Yes she is beautiful but only from a distance as anyone who inadvertently walks […]

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