Showing posts with label Buckfastleigh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buckfastleigh. Show all posts
Monday, 1 April 2019

Wolfie and the otters

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My readers know how much I love otters . Well, my wife and I discovered recently that Wolfie does not share yet this love. We recently vis...
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Thursday, 15 June 2017

L'instant T (la photo du mois)

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Dernière minute, thème choisi par Aude , j'ai trouvé la photo de ce mois-ci dans mes photos du Devon . Et non ce ne sont pas des mons...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017

To read during the long train journey

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I took this picture in the special steamed train line they have between Totnes and Buckfastleigh in Devon and I am sharing it here beca...
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Wednesday, 7 September 2016

Loutres affamées

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Je regardais mes photos du Devon hier, surtout celles du sanctuaire de loutres et un détail m'a rappelé l'une des raisons pour lesq...
Thursday, 2 June 2016

What will be the star of Springwatch?

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As I am typing this, I am watching the brand new series of one of my favourite TV programs in the UK: BBC's Springwatch . It comes a bit...
Friday, 22 April 2016

Tawny Owl (the bitter)

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I try as much as possible not to judge a book by its cover and a beer by its label or name. That said, sometimes one gets curious by the a...
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Thursday, 17 March 2016

"Guinness is good for you"

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I took this picture in Devon , in the old train station at Buckfastleigh . An old Guinness advert, which is of course my beer of predilecti...
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Sunday, 3 January 2016

Comme une loutre enfermée

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Il pleut des cordes depuis hier. Nous sommes un vrai dimanche bien glauque et ma mélancolie habituelle ne s'arrange pas. J'appelle l...
Saturday, 7 November 2015

Le retour du temps de loutre

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Bon, ce billet est un peu une excuse vaseuse pour publier une nouvelle photo de loutre, un animal que j'aime beaucoup. Photo prise dans ...
Monday, 2 November 2015

Autumnwatch tonight

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This is a public service post (well, sort of) for all of those who live in the UK:  the show about British wildlife Autumnwatch is back o...
Sunday, 2 August 2015

Planning the train journey

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This picture might not be very grand, but it is used to illustrate the topic of this post and it is just an excuse as any to upload here mor...
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Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Dreaming of train journeys

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I took this picture during last year's holiday in Devon , it was on the steamed train journey from Totnes to Buckfastleigh and back. I...
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Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Penultimate Springwatch tonight

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I don't know if it will feature otters, but it is the penultimate Springwatch episode of 2015 tonight in a few minutes on BBC2. I did n...
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Sunday, 17 May 2015

Les tortues m'indiffèrent

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Je regardais mes photos de vacances au Devon de l'année dernière (en fait les seules vacances passées au Devon) et je suis tombé sur ce...
Monday, 15 December 2014

Décor de film (La photo du mois)

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Le thème ce mois-ci était choisi par Alexinparis . Ca a été très simple et j'ai réglé ça en trois coups de cuillière à pot: la gare ...
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Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Autumnwatch tonight

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Before I do my countdown to Halloween post, I wanted to write a quick post to all my UK readers as a reminder: Autumnwatch is on tonight,...
Sunday, 12 October 2014

Un temps de loutre

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Cette photo a été prise au sanctuaire des loutres à Buckfastleigh, je la télécharge ici rien que parce que ça illustre mon propos et que ...
Monday, 6 October 2014

The Signal-Man (a ghost story)

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This there were major disruptions on the train line, so I arrived late at work. I don't mind when it is late in autumn, I can read mor...
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Sunday, 28 September 2014

Reading ghost stories in the train

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This picture was taken in the steam train between Totnes and Buckfastleigh during my last holidays in Devon. Not the most impressive pictu...
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Monday, 25 August 2014

Railway through time

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I wanted to do it for a long while, I had the chance to do it during my recent holidays in Devon: I traveled in an old steam train. it wa...
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