Portrait painting by Chris Thomas – No. 15
Portrait painting by Chris Thomas – No. 15
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Food for Free – Richard Mabey
Food for Free – Richard Mabey
In good condition for its age. Paperback.
In 1972 Richard Mabey wrote the seminal book “Food for Free,” recently re-released in a revised version. Food for Free Sadly the new version …
Landscapes poems by T S Eliot
Landscapes by T S Eliot
Cape Ann
O quick quick quick, quick hear the song-sparrow,
Swamp-sparrow, fox-sparrow, vesper-sparrow
At dawn and dusk. Follow the dance
Of goldfinch at noon. Leave to chance
The Blackburnian warbler, the …
Rannoch, near Glencow – T S Eliot
Rannoch, near Glencow
T S Eliot
Here the crow starves, here the patient stag
Breeds for the rifle. Between the soft moor
and the soft sky, scarcely room
To leap or to soar. Substance crumbles, in …
Usk – T S Eliot
Usk – T S Eliot
Do not suddenly break the branch, orHope to findThe white hart over the white well.Glance aside, not for lance, do not spellOld enchantments. Let them sleep.‘Gently dip, but not too deep’,Lift …
Virginia – T S Eliot
VIRGINIAT S Eliot – Landscapes
Red river, red river,
Slow flow heat is silence
No will is still as a river
Still. Will heat move
Only through the mocking-bird
Heard once? Still hills
Wait. Gates wait. Purple trees,
White trees, wait, wait,
Delay, …
New Hampshire – Landscapes poems
New Hampshire – T S Eliot
The landscapes poems
Children’s voices in the orchard
Between the blossom- and the fruit-time:
Golden head, crimson head,
Between the green tip and the root.
Black wing, brown wing, hover over;
Twenty years and the spring …
Determinants and Matrices – A C Aitken
Determinants and Matrices
A C Aitken
A paperback 150 pages. good condition, fair cover.
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photo Lundy Island
photo Lundy Island
In the distance (about 20 miles away) you can just make out Lundy
Rock climbers in Cornwall
Rock climbers – Cornwall
Rock Climbers, 21st October 2007on the cliff just North of Bude
The autumn looks better than the summer for sunshine and clear skies. You can’t see them in the smaller picture, but …
O Magnum Mysterium – Morten Lauridsen
O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen
O great mysterium, and wondrous sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in their manger!Blessed is the virgin whose womb was worthy to hear the Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!
My …
Morten Lauridsen Videos
Sure on This Shining Night – Morten Lauridsen
Possibly my favourite choral composer. An excellent performance by a young choir
More Morten Laurdisen Videos
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen – O Nata Lux …
Paddy’s Bude visit
G’dee Gnomes in Sarongs! I were oot serchin fer shamrocks tha othar dee, it ar not ezy fer all ye kin find ar real rocks, an I desided to visit yer neck o’ tha woods. …
Rachmaninov – Piano concerto No. 2
Rachmaninov – Piano concerto No. 2Three PreludesMoura Lympany
with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor – mvt. 1 video
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor …
In Memory Poems
Poems in Memory
In Memory of Sally and all other faithful canine companions who left too soon.
Time is slow for those who wait
Too swift for those who fear
Too long for those who grieve
Too short for …
Handel – Xerxes – Ombra mai fu – Gérard Lesne
Handel – Xerxes – Ombra mai fu – Gérard Lesne
Ombra mai fu
Giordani – Caro mio ben
Giordani – Caro mio ben
Janet Baker
Lyrics
by Giuseppe Giordani (1744-1798)
Caro mio ben,
credimi almen,
senza di te
languisce il cor,
caro mio ben,
senza di te
languisce il cor.
Il tuo fedel
so spira ognor.
Cessa, crudel,
tanto rigor!
Cessa, crudel,
tanto rigor,
tanto rigor!
Caro mio ben
credimi almen,
senza di …
border between Devon and Cornwall
The border between Devon and CornwallNear the end of Bude Canal
I need my passport – that’s England …A quiet, tiny road in North Devon, during the best of summer. In the area around Kilkhampton, Bradworthy, …
Sailing at Upper Tamar Lake
The watersports really do happen
Tamar Lakes, near Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9SB
Upper Tamar Lake
Upper Tamar Lake
Our local water supply!
The SW lakes trust says this:
Our watersports centre at Upper Tamar offers sailing, windsurfing and kayaking for individuals, families and groups. Visitors can benefit from tuition from our qualified instructors, …
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