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

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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

Category: Season’s Notes

The Peace of Wild Things

The Peace of Wild Things

Coming into the peace of wild things in disturbed times.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Season's Notes, The English CountrysideMarch 30, 2022August 22, 2023649 Words2 Comments

February’s Early Spring Garden

February’s Early Spring Garden

My February Spring Dawn daffodils herald the slow, cautious approach of spring full of pauses and hesitation, but the onward progress of an irresistible change has begun.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Most Popular Posts, Season's NotesFebruary 17, 2022June 15, 2022648 Words11 Comments

Winter’s Evening with John Clare

Winter’s Evening with John Clare

In his masterpiece ‘The Shepherd’s Calendar‘, John Clare reminds us of traditional English rural life through the changing seasons. Those were hard times of course, yet they had something precious that today we seem to have lost.

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By Richard Suttonin Most Popular Posts, My Winter Collection, Season's Notes, The English CountrysideJanuary 6, 2022December 31, 2022681 Words19 Comments

Autumn in Arundel

Arundel Castle towers over the river Arun

Autumn will soon be dressing the skirt of trees around Arundel Castle as it towers over the quaint streets of the town clustered below. For 900 years this symbol of power and permanence has silently watched the river Arun’s steady flow past.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Most Popular Posts, Places of Interest, Season's NotesSeptember 30, 2021April 18, 2022716 Words2 Comments

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