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Tag Archives: Olympus
moments in time
Here’s a photograph I took in 2019 on Mount Olympus, at about 1900 metres, at the end of May. (It’s disappointingly fuzzy here, an imperfectly recovered memory.) Snow still lay in a few hollows and gullies, but spring had arrived, and … Continue reading
Posted in mountains, flowers, landscapes, Uncategorized, walks
Tagged greece, Olympus, Torridon
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A litany of praise, and searching for plants
A slide show litany might be a way to overcome or avoid altogether the difficulties I’m having writing this piece, which is to follow on from my embarrassment at getting lost and being stuck in a little red car when … Continue reading
Posted in diary, going round in circles, in Greece, language, mountains, flowers, landscapes, walks
Tagged France, greece, lizard orchid, Olympus
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Olympus Olympos 4 and an apology…
Taking inspiration from my favourite announcement at Finsbury Park station: ‘we apologise for the late running of this service, this is due to a problem currently under investigation.’ I promised myself that I would give up pathetic old man tech … Continue reading