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

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Welcome to this blog. Thank you for visiting. If you’re new please make yourself at home and look around.The cover photo is of Spring in our local Denmans Gardens in West Sussex.

— 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

Dawn after the darkest hour

Dawn after the darkest hour

A lone sentry keeping watch from this Martello tower waits anxiously for news from across the English Channel. When it comes his heart sinks with dismay.. Continue reading “Dawn after the darkest hour” →

By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Encounters with GraceMarch 27, 2018September 4, 2019806 Words7 Comments

Dancing with the Daffodils

Dancing with the Daffodils

For a cheering pick-me-up after a prolonged period of winter ‘blues’, come out into the garden and see what it’s been up to in the cold weather. 

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Season's NotesMarch 13, 2018August 22, 2023773 Words6 Comments

City of Dreaming Spires

City of Dreaming Spires

Seen from a distance you soon see why this ancient seat of learning is justly named the ‘City of dreaming spires’. But Oxford is also a city of dreams and dreamers. Continue reading “City of Dreaming Spires” →

By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Most Popular Posts, Places of InterestMarch 1, 2018January 28, 2022793 Words11 Comments

Nature’s Unfinished Symphony

Nature’s Unfinished Symphony

The responsive chord in our imagination needs re-awakening. We need to hear again that new ‘music’ we have faintly heard before – Nature’s Unfinished Symphony.  

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Listening begins Here, Most Popular Posts, Season's NotesFebruary 1, 2018July 30, 2021730 Words8 Comments

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