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ruins of rome

Posted on August 21, 2011 by ptrivers

the rising sun flames on the ruins in the purer air towering aloft john dyer 1740

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lean to

Posted on August 21, 2011 by ptrivers

at some point during the nineteenth century a number of the stones were toppled to make way for a barn. however upon hearing of the destruction the owner of the estate ordered work to stop and for any stones to … Continue reading →

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mater et pater

Posted on August 21, 2011 by ptrivers

if you look beyond the flowers in the foreground of this picture you can see the largest stone in the circle. it is aligned due north and directly across the circle from it at due south is another large stone. … Continue reading →

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gloves for foxes

Posted on August 4, 2011 by ptrivers

a kid asked me if these were called fox gloves because foxes used them as gloves so they didn’t hurt their feet, i said that it was

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steps on the fells

Posted on August 4, 2011 by ptrivers

i was walking out on the fells when i came across this strange stone formation with step like ledges so precise as to almost appear man made, or like a giant ammonite had been thrown like a frisbee into the … Continue reading →

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anisopetra

Posted on August 4, 2011 by ptrivers

this is a golden ringed dragon fly or anisopetra cordulegastridae. i found it on the post apocalyptic looking clear felled slopes of harter fell. it took ages for it to settle and then i over exposed the shot so pretty … Continue reading →

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and so it begins again

Posted on August 4, 2011 by ptrivers

my first morning in the lake district i went out just as the sun was wakening. however the high mountains and deep valleys obscured the light and i was driving around for hours in darkness before i drove over wrynose … Continue reading →

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