Monthly Archives: January 2010
Picture of the Week #2
From the beach huts on Oddicombe Beach, S. Devon
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Dog vs Fence
Dobermann. Golf course. Yards of barbed wire fence. Rabbit. Dobermann sees rabbit, belts through tiniest hole in the fence with no pause to reflect the consequences – dobermanns aren’t great on consequences. Blood, shouting, etc. Only the rabbit seems to … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #1
Foggy morning view over the Teign Estuary from the Coombe Cellars slipway.
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Supermarkets, again
George Monbiot blogs today in the Guardian on the subject supermarkets and power run out of control (Here). He can be annoyingly smug at times but here he really does have a point.
From Petitor to Watcombe Beach and back
This walk, part of the SW Coastal Path, is one we do with the dogs at least a couple of times a week. It’s not too demanding, apart from, arguably, the walk up the cliff from Watcombe beach, but the … Continue reading
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Coastal Walk, Babbacombe to Ilsham Marine Drive and Back
A 4.4 mile hike from the Babbacombe Model Village car park, across Babbacombe Downs and Wall’s Hills to Ilsham Marine Drive before looping back along the cliff path, returning to the car park. It’s an enjoyable walk, not too strenuous … Continue reading
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New Year’s Eve
The 31st December, 2009; the great and mostly quite good gathered in a house somewhere in St Marychurch for a New Year hootenanny. Drink was drunk, pies and trifle were ate, lessons in the correct use of a wooden spoon … Continue reading