‘By the stream I dream in calm delight …’ #nature

Posted by on Dec 31, 2015 in 2015, December, Ditch, General, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

General, ditch, December 2015

 

From ‘By The Stream’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar (more…)

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Reflections #nature

Posted by on Dec 17, 2015 in 2015, December, Ditch, General, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

General, reflection, brook, December 2015

 

The brook running along the east ride. (more…)

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‘I murmur under moon and stars’ #nature

Posted by on Dec 12, 2015 in 2015, December, Ditch, General, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, general, December 2015

 

As the brook flows again, a line from Tennyson. (more…)

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‘I sit beside a little shadowy stream’ #nature

Posted by on Nov 24, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Ditch, General, November | 0 comments

 

 

General, ditch, November 2015

 

The water flows again – a line from Running Water by Robin Hyde. (more…)

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‘I chatter, chatter, as I flow’

Posted by on Mar 2, 2015 in 2015, Ditch, February, General, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Stream, general, February 2014

 

From ‘The Brook’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. (more…)

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Bubbling brook

Posted by on Feb 7, 2015 in 2015, Ditch, February, General, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, general, February 2015

 

The boundary ditch off the east ride. (more…)

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The water’s flowing, the cuckoo’s calling

Posted by on May 4, 2014 in 2014, April, Bluebell, Ditch, Flowers, General, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, general, April 2014

 

A day of sun and showers: a handful of butterflies, the ditches running properly again (thankfully), the bluebells still holding up among plentiful wild flowers and the call of a cuckoo to add a true touch of Spring. (more…)

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East ride

Posted by on Mar 1, 2014 in 2014, Ditch, February, General, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

East ride, ditch, February 2014

 

We keep the east ride deliberately wet to encourage a different habitat. (more…)

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Over and under

Posted by on Feb 22, 2014 in 2014, Ditch, February, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, west ride, February 2014

 

Weight of water has defeated the drainage pipe so the ditch is going over as well as under the south ride. (more…)

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Water under the bridge

Posted by on Feb 9, 2014 in 2014, Ditch, General, January, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, general, January 2014

 

Looking north-east. (more…)

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Struggling to cope

Posted by on Feb 6, 2014 in 2014, Ditch, General, January, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, west ride, January 2014

 

The ditch on the West Ride. (more…)

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“On this green bank, by this soft stream”,

Posted by on Jan 7, 2014 in 2014, Ditch, General, January, Winter | 0 comments

Ride, west ride, January 2014

 

OK, so it’s winter in England and it’s a drainage ditch off the west ride but … (more…)

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