St Albans – Page 21 – Travel with Intent

A foggy scene

– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 8 February 2019 Posted as part of Weekend B&W

The ice grue

The word grue has a number of meanings, now mainly dialectal. Last week, it was one of Robert Macfarlane‘s Words of the Day, using its wintry definition of “the mushy ice […]

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Lunar eclipse

At the weekend I wrote enthusiastically about the forthcoming total lunar eclipse and associated blood moon. I stayed up all night on Sunday, popping outside very now and then to […]

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Time to stop the shopping and shaking

– It’s Christmas Eve and time to put the shopping bag away! Copyright Debbie Smyth, 24 December 2018Posted as part of #timesquare

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It’s christmas time in St Albans

– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 21 December 2018Posted as part of #timesquare And click here for an overview of all my square contributions

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A berry bright autumn

Square challenges

Beauty around-the-clock

To open up my contribution to Becky’s December “timesquare” challenge, I thought I’d show my local clock tower. It makes a great meeting point in the centre of St Albans, […]

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Colours of autumn

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Kittens showing off in November

Catkins are groups of tiny petal-less flowers, all set to spread their pollen as they open. There were plenty getting ready in the woods around me this week, though they […]

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Autumn colours in St Albans

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Three Towers of St Albans

I’m just back from walking the three towers in St Albans, as part of Heritage Open Days. It was a fun climb up many stone steps, round lots of spirals, […]

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