Scything

The ancient skill of cutting  hay, mowing grass or reaping other crops  has been brought back into fashion by the new TV series ‘Poldark’ based on the novels by Winston Graham. I didn’t watch it but couldn’t escape the news coverage of it; in particular scenes where the hero stripped for action and went scything […]

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Bark!! American bark!

I have a fascination with tree bark, the infinite variety of unique patterns and marks never fail to catch my attention as I’m wandering through trees. There are a few trees I recognize by their bark, but far more that I don’t. I was looking at a painting by Jackson Pollock which is in the Museum of […]

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