Six (Brief) Things

Thing 1 – The Street Tree

If, like me, you love trees but have difficulty identifying them – somehow, even though they just sit there and don’t fly away or hide behind other things, they’re so much harder than birds – Paul Wood’s The Street Tree will be right up your alley. ‘Accounts of great British and Irish urban trees’, he says – and he’s true to his word. A specific tree, twice a week, with photograph, description, and identification tips. The most recent is the Cherry Hinton Cinnamon Arbutus.

Sign up here:

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Thing 2 – The SneakyArt Post

A different kind of observation, from Nishant Jain.

“The practice of drawing beauty from the world, without drawing attention.”

Here’s a recent one:

193. A Cellist in the Zone

And you can sign up here:

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Thing 3 – J L Carr

This was shared by Henry Jeffreys on Twitter. Carr was the author of the much loved short novel A Month In The Country (highly recommended if you haven’t already encountered it, and also if you have), and quite a few others. An altogether interesting person.

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Thing 4 – Harpo

Thanks to Chris White for this gem.

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Thing 5 – Moths

Moth identification, by Rosemary Mosco. Lovely stuff.

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Thing 6 – Flaar

Welcome rain, enabling pretty water droplet photos.

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