Monthly Archives: September 2016

Aleppo

Posted on September 28, 2016 by brianhuman

I drove past a solid line of coaches along Queen’s Road, Cambridge, between King’s College back gate and Silver Street on Saturday.  I muttered ‘Bloody tourists, I hate them’, seeing in my mind’s eye the unpleasant place the centre of … Continue reading →

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Beechwood Runes

Posted on September 23, 2016 by brianhuman

The soft, smooth bark of the beech invites lovers’ sgraffito; the union of minds and bodies is declared under the whispering trees.  Maybe the love will grow and mature with the tree, enduring from decade to decade.  But it’s a … Continue reading →

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Fenscape 2

Posted on September 15, 2016 by brianhuman

After two brilliant days of exceptional September sun today dawned shrouded in autumnal mist. Photo: Chear Fen, Streathan, Cambs & Streathan Old Engine, Streatham, Cambs      

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Fenscape

Posted on September 6, 2016 by brianhuman

Cambridgeshire can’t boast that its countryside is a treat for walkers.  But the Fens do have their own special quality – wide spaces, distant horizons and big skies – especially when seen from raised dykes and river banks. Photo: Middle … Continue reading →

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Brian Harris

Posted on September 5, 2016 by brianhuman

I met Brian Harris at The Gogs Farm Shop, Cambridge, on Sunday 4th September.  He was promoting his book, ‘Brian Harris – …and then the Prime Minister hit me…’. Brian’s story is told in a 100 pages of narrative describing … Continue reading →

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Elford Closes

Posted on September 3, 2016 by brianhuman

Early morning at Elford Closes by the Lazy Otter, Streatham, Cambs, August 2016.            

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Landbeach seat

Posted on September 2, 2016 by brianhuman

There is something rather romantic and elegiac about rickety empty seats by little used country paths.  Who has sat there, who is it waiting for? Photo: Seat, Landbeach, August 2016

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Beechwoods – maritime

Posted on September 1, 2016 by brianhuman

My post on 29th July quoted from Robert Macfarlane’s The Wild Places: ‘From a quarter of a mile away, I could hear the noise of the wood in the wind: a soft marine roar.’     On a blustery sunny … Continue reading →

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