The Box Of Frogs

The house was called Frogs. It was a little boxlike (but not gargantuanly so). The name instantly charmed and seduced the couple. The night before they found the house, she had done a painting of a frog, and they had decided it must be a sign. It turned out not

The Cat: A Folk Tale For Winter Solstice

Once upon a time, a man, a woman and a cat were walking through a deep forest. All three had walked for what felt like a thousand miles and all but the smallest member of the party balanced precariously on blistered, swollen feet. Night had fallen only an hour ago

11 Quick Thoughts About Stones And Other Subjects

1. Today brings the excitement that the Everything Will Swallow You audiobook is finally here. I wasn't permitted the privilege of an advance listen so I'm looking forward to checking it out later today and I could not be more intrigued to find out what Justin

Photographs Of Scarecrows I've Met On Walks And Some Important Biographical Information About Them

A Collection Of Photographs Of Excellent Horses And Ponies I Have Met On Walks And Some Important Biographical Information About Them

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A Collection Of Photographs Of Some Excellent Cattle I Have Met On Walks And Some Important Biographical Information About Them

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The Most Unsettling Walk I Have Ever Been On

December

These are my bad weeks. It’s the same every year. If I seem reluctant to come out and see you on some kind of social occasion, don’t take it personally. I’ve just decided to save you the hassle of bothering with December Me, who bears a moderately

Important Biographical Information About Some Goats I Have Met On My Walks

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Jim: An Insight Into One Of Our Finest Minds

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Important Biographical Information About Some Sheep I Have Met On My Walks

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Things About The Countryside That Make Me Angry, And Some Photographs I Have Taken Of Them

Autumn is possibly the time of year that makes me most furious when I’m in the countryside. It’s here again, worse luck, and as always is disgusting and messy. Look at the state of this path I found a few autumns ago in Gloucestershire, a county I try