Tag: horses
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18 – 24 May 2026
18 May “Fuck!” I make a run for the stile as the horses pound their way downhill. I was up with the singing wren at 5:19am and out in the sunshine later. There’s a smell of woodsmoke in the air and looking down from the top of the Silent Wood I can see why. The…
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20 – 24 April 2026
Monday Sunrise: 5:54am “Morning!” Podcast man is smiling. He and his dog are early, much further down the street than usual. The sun is up and the air is already lilac scented. In the wood the bluebells are a blue haze and around the edges the stitchwort is out. Dandelion clocks are ticking – some…
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15 – 19 July 2024
Monday Thwarted by horses would be a good name for a band. These horses have scuppered my walk, gathering by the gate while I checked on the grave which is slowly rising in the church grounds. Nestled among unattended plots, it’s carefully planted with red geraniums now, and while the headstone is at ground level…
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17 – 21 June 2024
Monday Is it dangerous to Miracle Whip and drive? The spent canisters (nitrous oxide) have been dropped from a window passenger-side, and sit heavily in the mud of the kerb. It’s probably dangerous if someone lobs a canister at you from a moving vehicle but they’d need to put the effort in. They’re big and…
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21 – 26 May 2023
Saturday “I never thought I’d be lucky enough to have a garden like this though. I just couldn’t believe it.” He tells me the story of how he met his wife. How he moved from his two bed rented flat on the second floor, and how they bought the house together. “I’ve let the bottom…
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17–21 April 2023
Monday The sun rose at 6:01am today, tomorrow it’ll be 5:59am. The grass is still wet from the pre-dawn rain and I have a slight emotional hangover from the weekend. I litter pick as much to give myself a sense of agency as to tidy up. I’m relieved to see T. He’s on his own.…
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Week 46: 21 – 26 November 2022
Monday Shuffle shuffle kick. In some parts of the wood the paths are barely damp and the leaves are crisp and dry. In other parts it’s a quagmire. CAUTIONCYCLISTS Says the sign. Underneath someone has written: ‘HORSES’, complete with inverted commas. Like they think bikes are some kind of new-fangled horse. Tuesday “It’s cold by…
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Week 18: 9 – 14 May 2022
Monday Last night we passed the park on the way home. It was full of crap, so I get up, get dressed and go and fix it. I see T in the distance and he shouts over “What’s this? Morning after the night before?!” Sadly, I think it’s the morning after a weekend of sport.…
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