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Bits and pieces
This is the place for posts which don’t fit into other categories… unless they were a category all to themselves!
Jackdaw
Jackdaws are small crows which you can easily recognize because of their grey hoodies and blue eyes. They are smaller than ravens, crows and rooks and can be found just about everywhere; they are amusing and intriguing to watch, full of character! Apparently there are over a million and a half pairs of jackdaws across […]
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Ne’er cast a clout till May is out
Some people understand this saying to mean don’t take off any coats or jackets until the month of May has finished, others think it is may blossom on hawthorn trees, may blossom by the way smells wonderful! I know we are only a few days into May but it’s not been a very warm start […]
MoreGreen, red, sheep
A copper beech against the bright almost lime green of the other beeches in the field; the sheep are blithely grazing beneath, still in their winter woollies. It’s May 2nd and really quite chilly, but the promised rain hasn’t come yet… the sheep don’t car either way, they have their waterproofs on.
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Zebedee Peskett
What a wonderful name, Zebedee Peskett! In Sussex where he lived, Peskett was not a common name, but there were several families who had it, spelled in slightly different ways. Zebedee was born in 1811 to Edward and Susannah and had several brothers and sisters, including Frederick, maria Frances, Mary Ann, Matilda and Philip. He was a smith; his […]
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Lois Elsden 