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I have 2169 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5661222 times and 682 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1552 of my 13,432 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1601 votes

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Squirting ‘cucumber’ …

Ecballium elaterium even makes David Attenborough laugh out loud!
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Cherry

Moving to new areas!

Dandelion’s parachute lifts the seed to travel far; sticky goosegrass*, hooked barbs of burs cling to clothes and hairy furs; berries – food-wrapped...
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The ‘Miracle Fruit’* …

… contains ‘miraculin’, surprising molecule that binds to the sweet-detecting taste buds on the tongue, changing them so that for a while sour things...
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When it looks like defeat …

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] “I was dead, but now am alive evermore”. ‘He started out well, but his work is no more.’ Friends melted away...
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Interaction

Mums, Dads, turn your eyes from your phones as you talk or listen to your children – time flies – they need to see your expression to learn the cues...
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1552 of my comments have received 1601 Great Feedback votes

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I started reading this last

Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2020

I started reading this last night and my brain gave up. I'm not sure how much I tried to follow now! A good take-off though of the artificial conundrums that at their best can seem so contrived.

I do remember though, in my day of 11plus, I...

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Posted in 11 PLUS

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Oh, that makes me realise I

Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2020

Oh, that makes me realise I must get organised again. We seemed to lose doing it when looking after the in-laws

 What a pleasure, and the birds' pleasure beautirully described! And it sounds like a bright dry autumn day with the autumn...

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Posted in bird feeder

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I must admit that I'm one who

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2020

I must admit that I'm one who doesn't rise early, but when I have been out really early it's a lovely feeling of freshness, and to watch the rise of the sun must be wonderful. God's agency to keep our world going, warm enough but not burnt to ...

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Posted in Countdown Sunrise

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I can picture the windswept

Posted on Mon, 28 Sep 2020

I can picture the windswept hair enabling you to 'feel' the breeze or gale. Very freshening, 'blow the cobwebs away' and sparkle the eyes! Rhiannon

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Posted in Escape Into Art

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Poignant reflections on the

Posted on Sun, 20 Sep 2020

Poignant reflections on the multitude suffering because of war and hate, and the contrast with blessings lost under such man-wrought devastation. Rhiannon

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Posted in Worlds Apart

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Interesting memory! Rhiannon

Posted on Sat, 19 Sep 2020

Interesting memory! Rhiannon

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Posted in Snappy

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Enjoyed that! Envigorating

Posted on Fri, 18 Sep 2020

Enjoyed that! Envigorating and cleverly worded! Rhiannon

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Posted in A Windy Afternoon

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Those jars sound delightful

Posted on Sun, 13 Sep 2020

Those jars sound delightful for the winter! I remember my mother sieving from the legs of an upturned stool. I admire your skill. I've only ever made crumbles, and frozen packets for future ones, but it takes up a lot of freezer space! I thought...

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Posted in gather

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Capture the past so concisely

Posted on Thu, 10 Sep 2020

Capture the past so concisely. Is there any old acquaintances or family still there to meet again? Rhiannon

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Posted in Hodge Podge

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Relaxing and observant.

Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2020

Relaxing and observant. Rhiannon

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Posted in Peace In The Forest

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