On our recent visit to Slimbridge we failed to find the advertised Pelicans but were happy to see all six species of Flamingo (not all captured on camera) residing in their separate watery locations.
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Pretty Flamingo
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2023
There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul: we search for its outlines all our lives.
Josephine Hart
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 10th 2023
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Slimbridge
Sir Peter Scott was the son of Antarctic explorer Captain Scott who, in his dying letter, urged Peter’s mother to “make the boy interested in natural history”.
Peter particularly loved the wild open marshes of Britain and the mysterious geese that visited from unknown shores. He learned to protect first the birds, and then their wetland [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2023
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The Streets of Gloucester
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 4th 2023
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
John Muir
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 3rd 2023
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Cloisters, Lavatorium and Fan Vaulting – Gloucester Cathedral
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2023
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Gloucester Cathedral
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 30th 2023
