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Fruitshoot
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Ancient history mainly, current affairs too. I enjoy making arrows, practising archery, collecting La Rocka clothes, reading, growing trees from seed and now learning Gàidhlig.
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Parakeets in the garden. Again.
2 parakeets, one in flight, the other sitting on a bird feeder with a lantern above them in a garden
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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#FoxOfTheDay Kew Gardens
Recumbent Fox on grass by pine tree Kew Gardens Recumbent fox cleaning itself Kew Gardens Fox near pine tree Kew Gardens
September 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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West September Sunday evening looking through the kitchen window
View of 4 panel window surrounded by fairy lights with backlit garden in view. Plants in pots on mantelpiece.
September 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Underneath an oak tree in Kew Gardens resting awhile
View of blue sky through canopy of an oak tree. Sun is shining through in the centre. Taken in Kew Hardens.
July 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Looking forward to this week’s read..
How do you stop a powerful woman? Call her a witch. Back cover of Gemma Holman’s Rial Witches. White page, red writing and pentacle image Front cover of Royal Witches by Gemma Hollman. White page, image of woman with crown and outstretched arms and title below
July 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Lemon and lemon flower on my lemon tree in London
Budding lemon and lemon flower. Flower is off white colour with 6 outer petals in a cross formation and 20 or more inner petals with pollen tips. There is a large bud in the crown. A small budding lemon is to the left of the flower and both are surrounded by leaves.
June 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Morning commute along Grand Union Canal by Lock 99. Same place 24hrs apart
Duck sheltering duckling on grass beside Grand Union Canal. Female duck, brown feathers and blue flight wings. Duckling fluffy feathers Turtle sunbathing on steps leading to canal water. Length about 30cm. Same spot as previous photo of duck and duckling
June 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Strawberry moon rising over west London
Full strawberry moon, appearing from behind a tree, rising over west London. The sky is black, the aura from the moon illuminates the tree to the left
June 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Side by side comparison of the two sets. The red and hooped arrows are 5/16 diameter and the gradient 4 fletched are 23/64. For target shooting at different distances.
Plan view of two different arrows standing vertically in the ground. The left one has 3 small fletches, the right has 4 large. They stand in grass with granite cobbles to their left A gradient coloured 4 fletches arrow on the left and a red, black and white hooped 3 fletched arrow on the right. An olive tree in the background A gradient coloured 4 fletches arrow on the left and a red, black and white hooped 3 fletched arrow on the right. An olive tree in the background. The photo is a close up of the fletches
April 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Another different set I’ve made for 80yds and above. Cresting loosely inspired by the Scarlet Slippers these are made of Spruce, 28” long, 70 grain points and hand cut feathers. For my English Longbow. #arrows
Another different set I’ve made for 80yds and above. Cresting loosely inspired by the Scarlet Slippers these are made of Spruce, 28” long, 70 grain points and hand cut feathers. For my English Longbow. #arrows Wooden arrow shafts painted in a long reflective red section with black and white hoops and copper trim. The arrow feathers are red, black and white Nickel steel arrow points fitted to a wooden arrow lying against a hedge of green leaves
April 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Some arrows I’ve made recently. The cresting is inspired by a photo posted by @richardmortimer.bsky.social a little while back, with his kind permission.
28” long, with 125gr points, weigh 565-570 grains and have 4 hand coloured fletches. They are for use at targets 60yds and under. #arrows
Some arrows I’ve made recently. The cresting is inspired by a photo posted by @richardmortimer.bsky.social a little while back, with his kind permission. 28” long, with 125gr points, weigh 565-570 grains and have 4 hand coloured fletches. They are for use at targets 60yds and under. #arrows Some arrows I’ve made recently. The cresting is inspired by a photo posted by @richardmortimer.bsky.social a little while back, with his kind permission. 28” long, with 125gr points, weigh 565-570 grains and have 4 hand coloured fletches. They are for use at targets 60yds and under. #arrows Some arrows I’ve made recently. The cresting is inspired by a photo posted by @richardmortimer.bsky.social a little while back, with his kind permission. 28” long, with 125gr points, weigh 565-570 grains and have 4 hand coloured fletches. They are for use at targets 60yds and under. #arrows
April 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Change of plan. Was making poor headway with Sir Thomas Browne as I’ve little familiarity with that period or the concepts discussed so have put it aside for another day.
This is the replacement; really enjoying it.
February 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Following the Montaigne road, a contemporary English diversion
Cover of The Major Works of Sir Thomas Browne, 17th century English writer. Cover shows a portrait of a slim long brown haired man with pointed moustache and beard wearing white shirt and black tunic
February 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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This week’s reads. JB Priestly’s description of London life nearly a century ago…wow! 1930’s really are a distant land in thought and act.
Strange tales of Scotland…what’s not to love?
A supernatural companion to the beautiful land of Alba
Covers of two books. On the left Strange Tales of Scotland by Jack Strange and on the right JB Priestly’s Angel pavement
February 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Not Abbey Road and not The Beatles
A column of geese crossing the broad walk at Kew. 6 geese, walking right to left
January 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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If you’re in Richmond may I recommend the Tap Tavern with its relaxing ambience, fine beers and welcoming hosts
January 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Dramatic skies and stunning orchids and other plants in PoW conservatory at Kew today…
Grey cloud breaking into blue sky over leafless tress at Kew Princess of Wales conservatory. 2025 orchid exhibition. A floral parrot flies over a pond with pink, orange and white orchids below Dayglo Bottlebrush pink flower surrounded by green leaves. Multicoloured maize stalk with bright pink trident shaped flower below
January 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Got home and looked in the pot containing a dormant magnolia and there’s a woodland strawberry there. In January. In London. That’s not right is it? Strawberries are a summer thing aren’t they?
Terracotta pot with a ripe woodland strawberry fruit hanging over the side. For context, photo taken in January in London, so midwinter. The fruit shouldn’t be ripe at this time in poster’s opinion.
January 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Perfect conditions for winter archery today. Warm(ish), still(ish). Trying different combinations of bows and arrows and this selection wasn’t great at 100yds.
But a great day out nonetheless.
Archery target with some longbow arrows embedded. Kew’s Pagoda in the distance, light blue sky with light clouds Archery target with one longbow arrow embedded in the gold. Test on the grass around it. Kew’s Pagoda in the distance, light blue sky with light clouds
January 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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GoldfinchFest at the feeder this morning 👍
5 goldfinches eating at a bird feeder hung in a tree
January 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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This week’s read. Really enjoying it thus far!
Cover of How to Live. A life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts by Sarah Bakewell
January 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Lovely view from the kitchen this morning!
3 Goldfinches eating sunflower seeds from a green wire bird feeder in an Acer tree
January 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Pleasant surprise this morning. Moon over West London. Vanished behind clouds within 10 mins of taking these
Moon over West London 8.00 am this morning. Yellow with hazy light grey clouds near it. Setting over letters and chimney pots Moon over West London 8.00 am this morning. Close up. Yellow with hazy light grey clouds near it.
January 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Kew Gardens around 3pm today
Sunset over the Pond at Kew Gardens. Lilac sky, trees backlit reflected in the water. Metal sculpture of a face with leaf shaped holes allowing the background to be seen within the sculpture. Framed by trees with fallen leaves on the ground. In Kew Gardens
January 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Murky on the field this afternoon, the mist appeared as the temperature dropped. Got a couple of hours practice in though, so no complaints!
2 archery targets on a field with trees in the distance under a grey sky. Mist is beginning to form around them
January 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM