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In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.”
– Terry Pratchet
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Alexanders, Beech leaves, Cow Parsley, Hairy Bittercress, Dandelion Flowers , Cleavers, Primroses, Ransoms, Sweet Violets, Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic
Category Archives: History
Mill Road Cemetery: A resting place, a wildlife refuge and community fulcrum
Lockdown has seen me taking local walks in places that I would have never thought to explore (or even walk to) previously. This week, an appointment in town left me with time to kill in Cambridge itself and, as I … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Out and about
Tagged birds, butterflies, Cambridge, iPhone photography, Mill Road Cemetery, Wildlife
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Afternoon tea in a builders yard!
Over the years we’ve spent a lot of time at Bannold building merchants, wandering around their display gardens, choosing various stone and building materials for our own garden projects. Having seen inside some of their on-site sheds, we were aware … Continue reading
National Tree Week 2019 – Day 4: The Wild Service Tree and making connections
In celebration of … continuously learning new things. I’ve been working at Wimpole Hall for about 10 years now and I would say that I am familiar with most of the trees growing there, so it was with some surprise … Continue reading
Posted in fruit, History, Trees
Tagged British native tree, Chequers trees, Gardening, Horticulture, Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service tree, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – A breath of fresh air
Posted in History, Nature, Out and about
Tagged Deal pier, Dover Patrol Memorial, Kent, Seaside, St Maraget's Bay at Cliffe, White Cliffs
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Wordless Wednesday – Running rings round Wandlebury
Posted in History, Out and about, Walks, Wordless
Tagged Cambridge, cambridgeppf.org, Galanthus, Iceni tribes, Iron Age hill fort, Photography, snowdrops, Wandlebury Ring
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Wisley is under threat from A3 road plans
Update: *This post was originally written in support of RHS Wisley in response to Highways England’s proposed land grab. Happily HE have now (as of Nov 2017) selected an alternative option. You can read Wisley’s reaction to this here. I … Continue reading
Posted in History, Out and about, Trees
Tagged #MyWisley, #saveRHSWisley, A3, Gardens, Highways England, petition, RHS, Wisley
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Remembrance Sunday
“Sometimes, in the trenches, you get the sense of something, ancient. One trench we held, it had skulls in the side, embedded, like mushrooms. It was actually easier to believe they were men from Marlborough’s army, than to think they’d … Continue reading
The Route of the Scarecrows
I live in a rural village, south of Cambridge and it has its share of traditions, features, quirks and almost no public transport. In the year 2000 a new scarecrow festival was instigated to celebrate the millenium and that festival … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts, History, The home garden, Walks, Whimsy
Tagged Cambridge, countryside, festival, Photography, Scarecrows, The Queen's birthday, village life
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Claude glass and romanticising the landscape
(Or how to make your own 17th Century selfie app) There’s a new art installation at Wimpole Hall celebrating the tercentenary of Capability Brown’s birth this year. It takes the form of a series of large-scale easels marching across the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts, History, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Capability Brown, Claude Lorrain, Claude mirror, Gardens, landscapes, National Trust, nature, paintings, Photography, Wimpole
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A Garden full of Canals
Chippenham Park, Cambridgeshire, has a distinctly naval theme governing the layout of its gardens and it certainly contains boat loads of water, nearly all laid out in the form of long straight canals. The reason for this focus is that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Spring
Tagged Admiral Russell, Cambridgeshire, canal, Chippenham Park, Gardens, Hellebores, Photography, sculpture, snowdrops, William Eames
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