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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

Tag: Spring

Is This the Song of Spring?

Is This the Song of Spring?

After a very cold night we wake to a crisp winter morning of frosted grass with the bright sun rising over the house tops. This is ‘day’s most sacred hour‘, full of the ‘innocence of a new born day‘.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Season's Notes, The English CountrysideJanuary 26, 2023January 26, 2023624 Words2 Comments

May’s Magnificence with John Keats

May’s Magnificence with John Keats

These are my favourite woods beside the river Arun. Last year we came here with ‘A Spring day with John Clare‘. This time I’m out with John Keats and seeing this familiar landscape through his eyes.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Season's Notes, The English CountrysideMay 5, 2022May 5, 2022784 Words2 Comments

April’s Spring Garden

April’s Spring Garden

Spring’s ‘proud pied April, dressed in all his trim,’ is putting a ‘spirit of youth in everything’. Clothed in the white ‘vestments’ of Easter it heralds a season of hope for a sad and suffering world.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Encounters with Grace, In the Garden, Most Popular Posts, Season's NotesApril 14, 2022June 15, 2022693 Words6 Comments

When the Guns Go Silent

When the Guns Go Silent


While tanks rumble and guns roar out their fury, the people of Ukraine run for safety while the natural world recoils in silence! But when the guns go silent will the birds still sing?

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, UncategorizedMarch 16, 2022March 31, 2022715 Words2 Comments

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