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April 7, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 7 Apr 21
‘The best way to get to know the place you are traveling in is to walk around… and the best way to walk around is with comfortable shoes! Grab your travel buddy and your running shoes and go explore!’ Laura Marano Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here for a little …
April 6, 2021
Mara’s Awakening by Leo Flynn: #BookReview.
Space Opera/Science Fiction A short story full of action, and written in a style to keep that action moving. The title character is described on the cover as ‘half human, half machine, all badass’, and that comes across in the telling.Although I write science fiction, and read it, I’ve tended to stay clear of space …
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Today’s Pictures: 6 Apr 21
‘Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause.’ Bruce Feiler Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here for a little while longer. And I’ll add another from my collection of pictures to show more of the world and its wonders. But these posts use valuable writing time, …
April 5, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 5 Apr 21
‘Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.’ Jean Cocteau Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here for a little while longer. And I’ll add another from my collection of pictures to show more of the world and its wonders. But …
April 4, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 4 Apr 21
‘A line is a dot that went for a walk.’ Paul Klee Easter: a celebration I replace with the emergence of spring from winter, with the new growth and the rising temperatures that brings. Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here for a little while longer. And I’ll add another …
April 3, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 3 Apr 21
‘When the spring stirs my bloodWith the instinct to travel,I can’t get enough gravelOn the old Marlborough Road.’ Henry David Thoreau Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here for a short time. And I’ll add another from my collection of pictures to show more of the world and its wonders. But …
A Lullaby in the Desert, by Mojgan Azar: #BookReview.
296 PagesDiscrimination & Racism/Women’s Biographies/Adventure Stories & Action This is effectively an autobiographical novel, an exceptionally candid and affecting one, as the author followed the same dangers, cruelties and life choices as the fictional narrative subject, Susan. It is not an easy read. But it is a book everyone who can read should.It tells the …
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April 2, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 2 Apr 21
‘Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.’ Roger Miller Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here for a short time. And I’ll add another from my collection of pictures to show more of the world and its wonders. But these posts take up valuable writing time, and can …
April 1, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 1 Apr 21
‘For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.’ Audrey Hepburn For now, the daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here. And I’ll add another from my collection of pictures to …
March 31, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 31 Mar 21
‘Walking brings me back to myself.’ Laurette Mortimer For now, the daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here. And I’ll add another from my collection of pictures to show more of the world and its wonders. But these posts take up valuable writing time, and can be an irritation to readers …
