Landscape becomes alive to us when its beauty fills us with personal delight and a fulfilling sense of wonder. This was certainly true of 19th century country writer Richard Jefferies. For him, his own native Wiltshire was his ‘beloved land’.
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Another walk with John Clare is due. Winter is certainly smiling today. It’s a clear crisp morning. In the night the secret ministry of frost has been at work.
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The Bank of England (to the left), sometimes called the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, is where the economy is stitched safely together! Today’s modern City towers above. Opposite is The Royal Exchange. The original building was ceremonially opened as a center of commerce in 1570 by Queen Elizabeth I. The Duke of Wellington’s Waterloo memorial statue completes this scene of fame, fortune and financial prudence.
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As dusk settles on a November evening we wait in expectation. We are about to watch one of autumn’s wildlife wonders. Such displays in the natural world offer healing and peace in our troubled human world.
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A Listening Heart 