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SUNSHINE BATS

Posted on May 1, 2016 by fordhollow74

Yesterday at about five, late afternoon, I watched a swallow swooping through clouds of hovering insects at tree top level, or what I first thought to be a swallow, but I had never seen a swallow jink and turn in … Continue reading →

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IMPOSTER SYNDROME

Posted on April 30, 2016 by fordhollow74

  Last Tuesday there was a talk on BBC4 on the subject of Imposter Syndrome, perhaps Imposter Phenomenon, when a person is assailed by a self-doubt that the position one is holding, or the skill that one is representing as … Continue reading →

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THE LAST BRIDGWATER BUILT SHIP

Posted on March 28, 2016 by fordhollow74

Earlier this month I enjoyed an afternoon walking round the town of Bridgwater, seeking out the history of the town, under the guidance of Amanda Godden, a Blue Badge guide. From William the Conqueror’s gift of Saxon estates around the … Continue reading →

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EPOCHS

Posted on March 1, 2016 by fordhollow74

Scientists believe we are in the Age of Humans, the ANTHROPOCENE epoch, but have yet to decide when it started. Might we also be facing the dawn of another epoch, the BACTERIALOCENE, the Age of Bacteria?

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STOKING THE FIRE

Posted on March 1, 2016 by fordhollow74

There were dry days and a steady breeze, earlier this week and it was time to light a bonfire. Over months hedges have been cut back, clumps of brambles have been cut out and branches have been lopped off trees … Continue reading →

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ALMOST AN EXHIBITING ARTIST

Posted on February 15, 2016 by fordhollow74

I’m pursuing a six session Introduction to Acrylic Painting course at the Ilminster, Somerset, Arts Centre. With an Art A level many years ago I have from time to time dabbled with drawing and painting, inexpert oil painting and rather … Continue reading →

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WIMBLEBALL DAM

Posted on January 23, 2016 by fordhollow74

Yesterday Clare and I walked at Wimbleball, to the dam and back in the welcome sunshine. Just one other car in the car park, but it left and we felt we had the place to ourselves. The lake is full … Continue reading →

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1st January 2016

Posted on January 1, 2016 by fordhollow74

All day rain has fallen, no chance of outside work today, but here on Exmoor, however wet we are – and the ground is saturated – we are so much better off than those living in Lancashire, in Yorkshire and … Continue reading →

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MAJOR TIM GOES ROUND AND ROUND

Posted on December 18, 2015 by fordhollow74

Many a schoolboy’s dream is to blast off into space and then watch the world whizz round below, sixteen times round the world in a day. Only a century or so since ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ was wonderous. … Continue reading →

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What a muddle.

Posted on December 3, 2015 by fordhollow74

My last looked very odd for a day – the whole text went into the title. I seem to have a computer problem, but have sorted it now posting from my Kindle. Sorry folks for the muddle!

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