Category: Nature
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Zephyr
Through the wood the little breeze licks the loose leaves as it curls its way around. Gently bouncing off trees and shrubs alike, silent but ever present, it dances as it makes its own way ever forward. Aiming to be free from the restrictions of the forest, and out into the open. Ready and prepared…
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Gathering in the Grinds
Usually, at this time of the year, the Grinds become over-run with vampires, werewolves, zombies and the like. Rather than getting too close to them, I tend to let them have their little Gathering on Halloween and then move on to wherever it is they go from there. The creatures that dwell in the Grinds…
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View from the window: The Gathering Commences
The path that runs through the Grinds by the East Wing of the Mansion eventually reaches the Lake, where the Peacocks, Vampire Sheep, Sinister Bunny and other creatures dwell. I was over that side of the Mansion the other lunchtime and happened to glance out of the window, and caught sight of these two fine…
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Storms and Supermoons
It always happens. Whenever there’s a chance to view a spectacular meteor shower, the weather changes. The Perseids Meteor Shower reaches its dramatic climax between the tenth and thirteenth August 2014, meaning that, if we’re lucky, we’ll be able to see between sixty and a hundred shooting stars an hour. Last time I tried to…
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One Minute Doodle: Been Fishing
Weary. Hungry. Damp. Hot. And cold. Would you stop and wait whilst you had your portrait painted? This grizzly wasn’t very impressed either. Having never seen a grizzly up close before, this is a stretch of the imagination. After waiting in the stream for hours on end, and catching one salmon, I could imagine the…
The Mansionic Perspective 