by Patrick | Nov 9, 2013 | Environment, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Its gently curving yet almost straight horns can line up when seen side on, so it may be the Oryx is the beast from which the Unicorn legend springs. Certainly Aristotle linked the name Oryx to the legend of the Unicorn. The story has it that only a virgin can capture...
by Patrick | Nov 4, 2013 | Lifestyle, Remembrance
The wearing of a poppy has stood as a symbol of remembrance in Britain and the Commonwealth since its introduction by the British Legion in 1921. It owes its place in symbology of war to poet and Canadian medic John McCrea, himself buried in the Commonwealth War...
by Patrick | Oct 26, 2013 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Seaford is an old town. The church was built about 1090 by William the Conqueror’s brother-in-law, who became the boss here after the invasion. (It was not the last invasion by the French – they last landed in 1752 in Fishguard when they reputedly...
by Patrick | Oct 19, 2013 | Environment, Lifestyle, photography, Travel, wilderness
Some photographs, like that of the Seven Sisters I mimicked in my last blog post, are determined by the location, and not much by the photographer or even his equipment. Like the views of the Seven Sisters, the giant sand dunes in the Namibian sand sea have been...
by Patrick | Oct 14, 2013 | Travel, Uncategorized
It was love at first sight. Seasoned traveller that I am, I was astonished to find the beauty of the Seven Sisters and Seaford Head on my doorstep. This is an anti-travel tale really, an introduction to the pleasures there are next door. Don’t get...
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