Monthly Archives: June 2015

Confluence

Posted on 25/06/2015 by Bobby Seal

But where does the river sit in all of this: as a reflection of (and receptacle for) change?   Surface Tension, Rob St John This is as far as I can go.  I have been following the course of the River … Continue reading →

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Abbot and Regis: A Tale of Two Townships

Posted on 18/06/2015 by Bobby Seal

A market town, a parliamentary borough, the head of a Union, and a parish, chiefly in the hundred of Bromfield, county of Denbigh; 26 miles (SE by E) from Denbigh, 18 (ESE) from Ruthin, and 187½ (NW) from London; ….. … Continue reading →

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STEPZ: Above Us Only Sky

Posted on 16/06/2015 by Bobby Seal

Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion. Robert Macfarlane, Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination A few years ago, just after the birth of my youngest daughter, … Continue reading →

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A Sedimentary Resonance

Posted on 01/06/2015 by Bobby Seal

Viewed from my vantage point on the old lifeboat station, Hilbre’s role as guardian of the seaward approach to the River Dee becomes clear.  Her cliffs, layers of weathered red and yellow sandstone come to a point just here.  Sitting … Continue reading →

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