Birds and Nature
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Bees Galore.
In recent weeks the birds seem to have been hiding behind leaves so I started photographing insects, mainly bees and butterflies. Here are three bees.
Books
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“West Cumbria Brethren”
"West Cumbria Brethren" by David Murray tells the stories of five churches which emerged from the Christian Brethren movement in the 19th century.
Britain
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A Visit to Sawley Abbey
A short post about Sawley Abbey taken from my old Around-England site which is now unavailable.
Church History
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“West Cumbria Brethren”
"West Cumbria Brethren" by David Murray tells the stories of five churches which emerged from the Christian Brethren movement in the 19th century.
Family History
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A First Family History Chart
A brief introduction to the family history section of this site, based on researches that commenced when I was in my thirties - which is a long time ago.
Welcome to my personal blog, reinstated at the end of 2022 in readiness for further development during 2023. Above you will see the six current "magazine" style sections with recent posts. Below you will find a few other recent items, possibly with some duplication as I sometimes like to allocate items to several categories. I'm hoping to enjoy producing frequent additions. I hope you enjoy reading them.
Why Christmas?
The reason for the season
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“West Cumbria Brethren”
“West Cumbria Brethren” by David Murray tells the stories of five churches which emerged from the Christian Brethren movement in the 19th century.
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Bees Galore.
In recent weeks the birds seem to have been hiding behind leaves so I started photographing insects, mainly bees and butterflies. Here are three bees.
Read MoreMushroom and Snail
A snail and a mushroom provided unexpected interest on a walk along the grassland at the coast in an area where in the past I’d found butterflies.
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Two More Beautiful Butterflies on May Day
Butterflies again! I’m gradually adding to my list of butterflies seen so far this year. Here are some from May Day.
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Butterflies on a Beautiful Spring Afternoon
From one of my favourite paths I explored a side track that led to a quiet place between woodland and fields with butterflies in considerable numbers.
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