Snow drifts on the lane Can get quite deep in places Cars can still get through A B-H
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Day Nineteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Everything’s still and Quiet in the snow except The whispering trees A B-H
The Sun Catcher
The Sun Catcher sculpture was commissioned by the Forest of Bowland A.O.N.B (now known as National Landscape) in 2014 as part of the area’s 50th Anniversary of being designated an Area Of Natural Beauty and stood on Jeffrey Hill for 1 year. It was one of 4 sculptures around the area and was designed byContinue reading “The Sun Catcher”
Day Eighteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
The brook trickles at The bottom of the field will It freeze over this year? A B-H
Day Seventeen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
A light dusting on The fields like icing sugar Will more fall tonight? A B-H
The Storm Cock
The Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus, is a large pale Thrush with dark speckles, quite often seen high at the top of a tree, singing its flutelike song, or in gardens and fields bullying smaller birds for food. Both its scientific name, Turdus viscivorus and its common name mean ‘the Thrush that eats Mistletoe’ as theyContinue reading “The Storm Cock”
Day Sixteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Crisp leaves found in the Middle of the moor blown far From the distant woods A B-H
Day Fifteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Deep in the heart of Lancashire’s rolling hills stands Stately Gawthorpe Hall A B-H
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