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Always something to find if you look closely!

Dido's Lament - for Earth. An exquisite piece of music already but lent even more poignancy by @AnnieLennox and London City Voices Choir. Annie Lennox - Dido’s Lament - Choral Performance with London City Voices youtu.be/f3DFaIovZxc via YouTube

December skies. Moments of forgetment.

Gorgeous tones across #chichesterharbour today. #haylingisland #tournabury #shadesofbluesandgreys #edgeofhampshire

Portentous skies

Turns out that after lunch on a rainy, windy Sunday afternoon is not the best time for #RSPBBigGardenBirdwatch on Hayling Island!

In case anyone's missed this, like I had!

“The UK is the least wooded country in Europe”. Those words hit me in a National Trust communication this morning.

I adore the juxtaposition of woodland and sea. #HaylingIsland has a smattering along its old railway line. Here are some sea-side blossoms (and a boy).

Snuck off to an old favourite this morning. Very very few people out. Got my annual fix of bluebells; greeted the yew trees, lending their ancient presence to the atmosphere.

I quite enjoyed these textures this evening. #hayling #beachhuts #seacabbage #whenwillitbesummer

My and my girl would be very grateful for any donations, to keep us going. Thank you.

A colleague, who'd asked me to do a deep edit on some draft text, referred to it afterwards as 'just the sort of systematic dismantling I was after'. I think that's what I'm going to call my editing from now on.

Hampshire Evenings: early twilight barking; the ambitious pigeon who built her nest in a delicate gleditsia (bad photo) is purring to her eggs; the last of the sun is lighting up crocosmia I’ve been waiting 3 years to flower; a kitten is curled up on a compost bag; pond. Peace.

An amazing new work for outdoor theatre.

Lunchtime blue.