A Listening Heart

Through the seasons in the British countryside and gardens, with country writers and poets.

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Autumn colours in the Lakeland Fells. Thank you for visiting. A special welcome to friends from China. If you’re new please make yourself at home and look around.

— Richard

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The photos I have used on this site are mainly my own or those of Carol Mullineux and Matthew Sutton to whom I am grateful. For the other photos and quotes, I have tried, wherever possible, to give the relevant credits and references. Please do not copy the photos or text on this site without permission from me. Thank you. -- Richard Sutton

Swift – a favourite Streptocarpus

August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 2592 × 1936

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