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Roadkill

Posted on 20 June 2025 by sheg4184

Such small, sweet, chocolate brown corpses,crumpled and bloody by the side of the road.So maligned by the residentswho snarl about invasive species and say‘they do enormous damage to native wildlife…’ On this remote archipelago of ground dwelling birds,where the immigrant … Continue reading →

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The Creativity of Cathedrals

Posted on 26 June 2024 by sheg4184

I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built … interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It … Continue reading →

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Of Tarts & Tiles, Tuk-Tuks & Trams

Posted on 28 March 2023 by sheg4184

Three wonderful weeks in Portugal, and a common theme or two has begun to emerge. We have spent our time very merrily in Porto and Lisbon. Both towns are densely populated with people and churches, and incredibly steep. There are … Continue reading →

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