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New Government e-petition from Simon King to End the Badger Cull instead of Expanding It Into New Areas. Please click on the image for a link to the petition.
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"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour."
From "Auguries of Innocence"
by William Blake
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour."
From "Auguries of Innocence"
by William Blake
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12 comments:
Merry Christmas caroline x
Very best wishes to you and yours.
Gorgeous little robin. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas:)
Countryside Tales - Thank you CT and hope you have a lovely time.
Midmarsh John- Thank you John - hope you have a good Christmas.
Rosie - Thanks Rosie - hope you have a lovely Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you too. Not too many mince pies now! Looking forward to your blog posts in 2019. Jennie xx
Happy Christmas to you and your family :-)
Merry Christmas, Caroline. Hope you have a brill time :)
Bovey Belle - Thank you - not one mince pie yet I promise! :) Have a super Christmas
CherryPie
Thank you and the same to you too.
Dean Stables - Thans Dean - hope you have a good time and have some wonderful wildlife sightings :)
Thank you very much!
Simon Douglas Thompson - Thanks Simon - hope you are having a lovely day.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Caroline! Hope you had a great start to your New Year! So happy 2019!!!
Chris Rohrer - Thanks so much Chris and yes I did :) Hope you had a good Christmas too and Happy 2019 - hope it is filled with wildlife experiences :)
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