Monthly Archives: September 2021

Night walks

Posted on 30th September 2021 by Ian

Leaving our school at night time meant avoiding the obvious route.  It would have brought you out onto the front drive and would have meant passing the office and numerous windows, through any of which you might have been spotted. … Continue reading →

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Oaks

Posted on 28th September 2021 by Ian

Autumn leaves no doubt as to its arrival: shortening days, colder weather, falling leaves. Leaves carpet the footpath to the tram stop.  For me, there is a hierarchy among the trees from which they fall, just as there seems an … Continue reading →

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Missing the childhood magic

Posted on 26th September 2021 by Ian

The poster on the toyshop window announced that Thomas and Friends were in stock. Another generation would grow up, as I did, with the railway characters created by the Rev. W. Awdry. Growing up? It seems an odd concept, both … Continue reading →

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Tolkien characters in the mist

Posted on 24th September 2021 by Ian

It is that time of year when clear blue mornings in the village contrast with the mist shrouded day beginning on the moorland below, when the clear, sharp colours in the sky contrast with the blanket of greyness at ground … Continue reading →

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Looking for Four Strong Winds

Posted on 22nd September 2021 by Ian

The sun crossed the celestial equator into the southern hemisphere this evening. Even the most beautiful photographs of the harvest moon over the Somerset Levels cannot disguise the fact that the dark days are coming I remember a friend returning … Continue reading →

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