Life, Death, & Art
Our wandering took us to a favourite place today, the Watts Chapel and Gallery in Compton. For me, this is a place of pilgrimage on many levels. There are…
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The Dengie
In direct contrast to my trip to London a couple of days ago, we drove out to the Dengie today. A peninsula on the Essex coast that lies between two…
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Welcome to Rayleigh
Coming from a part of the world where public transport is nearly non-existent, I marvel at what we have here in Britain. We live between two different train lines, either…
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Lovely London!
London is just up the road from us, but it usually takes an out-of-town visitor to lure me into the city. Today I met up with good friends from the…
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Wonky Bear
I’ve been moving in deep waters this week, struggling to balance my internal and external realities. Some days I’ve had words, other days images, but the two just haven’t come together in…
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Holy Ground
Another splendid morning that begged us to enjoy a bit of exploration as we ran our usual errands. Holy Trinity Church stands at the top of the High Street in Rayleigh, watching over the town…
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Summer Morning
Southern England is quite beautiful at the moment, with sunny days, deep blue skies, and glorious flowers. As we had to do a few errands in Rayleigh early this morning,…
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Cast Iron Cross
Walking through Hadleigh en route to a business meeting, I passed by the Church of St. James the Less (which I’ve shown you before), and noticed an unusual grave cross…
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Happiness is…
The bluebird of happiness was spotted in our garden this morning — I’m expecting great things to happen now! I’m not sure if this counts as birdwatching or yarnbombing, but…
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Summer Fruits
While walking a different route through our neighbourhood this afternoon, I came across some positive proof that it really is summer: cherries! And this wise gardener wasn’t taking any chances……
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