Wrestling With the “W” Challenge

I have got 2 tries left and it’s a real puzzler. 3 letters nicely spaced and 2 to find.. Hmm.

These 2 probably have the answer already

Later – I resorted to using the dictionary and eventually I solved the challenge – got in under the wire as far as the Wordle statistics are concerned. But it was a less than satisfying experience.

This Mad Month of March

Will the rain ever stop? Will the sun ever shine? It seems to me that the weather here in Seattle has been particularly bad this month. What has gone wrong? No sunshine that’s what is wrong for me. However, looking on the bright side of things, I have succumbed to Wordle and it is so much fun – and challenging. Three victories in a row – I am on a roll.

Statues

Idling on the Chase

I had never heard of this place. It looks so lovely.

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Fingerpost, Staffordshire Way

We visit Cannock Chase a lot and it frequently appears on this blog. Today was particularly special as we had it almost to ourselves. For those readers unfamiliar with Cannock Chase, it’s an AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty) that lies between Stafford and Cannock, so just north of the West Midlands conurbation. It’s small at around 26 sq miles but very popular and in easy reach of around 3 million people. This morning we saw more deer than people in Sherbrook Valley and Brocton.

A little camera shy

We saw around 50 deer, clustered near the old quarry and the heath beyond. We saw one jogger, one dog walker and a cheery man struggling with the Times crossword. Other than that we had this wonderful space to ourselves. We had tea and biscuits and listened to the brook (below). Regular readers will know this area was…

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My One Postcard From Singapore

As regular readers of this blog know, I am an enthusiastic collector of postcards. Now one of our sons is living in Singapore. Therefore I have added that part of the world to the themes of postcards, new and old, to add to my collection.

Postcard entitled The Busy Singapore River

Postmarked 1964

Postmark 1964