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in the woods today

the empire declines

when the Romans left Britain in the fifth century amongst the first things to deteriorate were the magnificent roads they had built and maintained.  It looks like we are repeating history post empire. People before infrastructure?

first strirrings

The mistle thrush loves to sing from the top of the tallest tree in the area. It is one of the first to stake out a territory and breed. They are not very tuneful but what they lack in tunefulness they make up for with amazing energy and range.

farewell to 2012

No road out.

It feels like 2012 inches of rain  have fallen this year!

Happy New Year and here is to a sunny 2013.

Black Blondin

This jackdaw insisted on trying to eat peanuts while perching on the clothes line. Every time it leaned forward to peck at the nuts it lost balance and toppled too far forward. Nevertheless it persisted for a long time.

Lammerhooe

the Tamar below Lammerhooe, in its flood plain and calming down a bit before tomorrow's torrential rain