Category: Nature
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View from the window: Eclipse
I thought “By ‘eck, it’s going to rain heavy soon” as I noticed it was getting just a tad darker. I looked out of the window and suddenly remembered we were experiencing a Total Solar Eclipse. Well, I didn’t need that much reminding when I saw this! It isn’t normally that dark in the middle…
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Moonbow!
We’ve had a Full Moon on Thursday. I can honestly say I have felt and noticed the effects of it this time around… but maybe that’s just me. However, on Wednesday, the day before the day of the Full Moon, the Moon very kindly put on a spectacular display… and even provided a Moonbow! The…
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Contemplation of the cat
The dark. The cool. The shade. It’s late. I’m alone. Footsteps ahead.I hide. Crouching silently. Waiting patiently.Twigs crack. Birds squawk. Eyes narrow.I watch. I stare.It’s now. Or never.I stretch. I pounce. I reach. I flex. I grab. I miss. Next time. I’ll feed. I’m hungry.
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Sunrise on Saturn
Sunrise On SaturnIs a spectacular sightWith light fluffy clouds And rainbows so brightThe rings that shimmer in colours ne’er before seenOf blues that are red And whites that are greenOceans of gas With islands of airMetals are liquid But no life is thereTo see the spectacular Saturn sunriseThat for most of the day Fills all…