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Writing tagged: ‘Anglesey 2022’

Grey seal

On the rocks

What I saw sitting on my favourite rock.

Published 25-Sep-2022
Filed under: Nature, Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2022, birds, Brent geese, cormorants, curlews, gannets, grey seals, guillemots, gulls, little egrets, nature waiting, oystercatchers, razorbills, RNLI, rock pipits, Sandwich terns, swallows, wheatears
Morning view from my favourite rock

Sitting on a rock with a brew, gazing out to sea

There are important elements of writing that feel like skiving.

Published 11-Sep-2022
Filed under: #AmWriting, Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2022, nature waiting, on writing

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Flight event Propellor: Flight // In Conversation A cross-genre performance of music and words.
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