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March 31, 2021

Beyond Writing: Art of Choice #OpenBook Blog Hop

March 29, 2021If you weren’t an author, what other art would you likely pursue? Rules:1. Link your blog to this hop.2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs.4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting.5. Put a banner on …

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Published on March 31, 2021 04:57

March 30, 2021

Today’s Pictures: 30 Mar 21

‘It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.’    Rumi 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 …

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March 29, 2021

Today’s Pictures: 29 Mar 21

‘The feet of people walking homeWith gayer sandals go—The Crocus— til she risesThe Vassal of the snow—The lips at HallelujahLong years of practice boreTil bye and bye these BargemenWalked singing on the shore.’    Emily Dickinson For now, the daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue here. And I’ll add another from my …

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March 28, 2021

Today’s Pictures: 28 Mar 21

‘The body is like a machine requiring to be well-kept for full service.’     Mohandas Ghandiji Today sees the start of British Summer Time, which means we set the clocks forward an hour in the early hours of last night, resulting in a lost hour’s sleep. It’s an old tradition with little real practical meaning in …

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March 27, 2021

Today’s Pictures: 27 Mar 21

‘A lady and I were walkingWhere waters flow;A lady and I were talkingSoftly and slow.’    Lesbia Harford For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media means more people stuck indoors …

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Published on March 27, 2021 09:00

May at 101, a Poetical Memorial.

May at 101 Too soon you left us.Your tender love binding all togethergone in a moment of driver madness.Mother, carer, advisor, confidante, best friendwho taught me love is better alwaysthan hate, indifference, and envy.What would you have doneonce all our care had flown your nest?What beauty would have flowedfrom fingers onto proper canvascarrying the coloured …

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Published on March 27, 2021 03:55

March 26, 2021

Today’s Pictures: 26 Mar 21

‘Most of the people walking after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.’    Hans Christian Andersen For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media …

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Published on March 26, 2021 09:02

March 25, 2021

Today’s Pictures: 25 Mar 21

‘I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now. Don’t be angry with me if I’m not there in person, alive and well when you need me.’    Arthur Robert Ashe For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. …

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March 24, 2021

Today’s Pictures: 24 Mar 21

‘You can walk without going to someone.’   Nancy Hopkins Reily For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media means more people stuck indoors due to Covid-19 can enjoy the natural …

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March 23, 2021

Today’s Pictures: 23 Mar 21

‘As a child grows from creeping to standing up and walking…it’s as though all of the child’s energies are bound into that huge task of getting up and walking.’     Fred Rogers For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of …

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Published on March 23, 2021 09:00