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John Cabot is celebrated in Bristol as a hero and an extraordinary adventurer. He was a Venetian merchant who crossed the Atlantic not long after Columbus’s voyage and probably made landfall on Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland, although it may have been Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Labrador, or Maine. Cape Bonavista, His men were the first Europeans in the Americas since […]
MoreI belong to a Facebook group which shares photographs; some of us are excellent photographers, professionals, and very talented hobbyists… some of us just like taking photos, and try our best! This weekend’s topic is ‘Water in all its forms…’ Here is a selection of my watery pics! … and lastly, beer – water with hops, barley, […]
MoreThere was a flood here about thirty years ago where much of the village was inundated; thankfully defences were put in place which we hope will save us should there be another set of circumstances which might combine to put us at risk. Heavy rain fall on the nearby hills, or snow melt, a high […]
MoreI posted this photo a few days ago, commenting on the amount of silt and vegetation which had grown along the River Parrett in Bridgwater – you can clearly see how it is so silted along the sides which used to be where ships moored, that reeds and rushes and other plants have grown… now […]
MoreThe village of Muchelney has been cut off for over a month, an island community now because of the floods We visited last summer, on a lovely dayI think the church is on higher land, but the villagers, and their livestock are in grave trouble. nearby villages have been evacuated.
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Lois Elsden 