Category: Animals
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Patience and the Horse and the Tiger
It’s nearing the time. The time? Of course! The time for the tiger to meet the horse The time to open imagination wider The time for the horse to meet the tiger The time where the morning meets the night The time where the darkness greets the light The time where shadows fade from sight …
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One Minute Ramble: Nature in close-up
I was wondering what to post today, when I noticed this chap perched without a care in the world on top of the iron gate. Aha! I thought… a nature-photo post: He must be a celebrity ladybird as he turned to face the camera – well, mobile phone – once he realised what I was…
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A hot day by the Lake
I went for a leisurely stroll around the Lake at lunchtime today. It probably wasn’t, but it must have been a hundred degrees. I was sweltered, and was beginning to think that it may have been a bad idea to go walking, as I could feel my face start to burn. I could actually hear…
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Charlie the Dog
Is your dog real?She said to meWhen clearlyIt was plain to seeThe dogUpon the chair back wasStuffed.And motion free.A bit of doggy nonsense for a Wednesday. And why not?By the way, Charlie’s a toy sheepdog… real and yet not at the same time. He’s less of the Mansion’s guard dog and more of a draught…