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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

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The Lonely Sea and the Sky

View out to sea with clouds and sunshine

A moment of summer solitude on the Sussex coast with ‘the lonely sea and the sky’ raises some deep thoughts. We are on the edge of an immensity of ocean here. Richard Jefferies will have walked on this beach too.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, The English CountrysideAugust 26, 2021782 Words5 Comments

November – ending the day well

November – ending the day well

November sees autumn gracefully fade. The garden is slowing down too. We watch a spectacular video of rooks flocking to their communal roosts and with the old Chinese poets we learn to end the day well.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Most Popular Posts, Season's NotesNovember 19, 2020December 7, 2021645 Words11 Comments

Wildlife Secrets of the Meadow Gateway

Wildlife Secrets of the Meadow Gateway

Wildlife secrets are waiting to be revealed in this meadow gateway. It was built many years ago for the convenience of the farmer, but was it?

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, The English CountrysideOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019748 Words4 Comments

The Superabundance of Spring

The Superabundance of Spring

The superabundance of nature in the spring-time takes our breath away as we see new beauty unfolding on all sides. Every field, wood, hedgerow and garden erupting into fresh green. In G.M.Hopkins’ words it is ‘all in a rush with richness‘. We are bewildered by the profusion.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, My Spring Collection, Season's NotesMay 9, 2017February 23, 2023652 Words2 Comments
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