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June 28, 2009

The Dangerous Shrubs of Derbyshire, part 1: The Hawthorn

You’ve got to be careful of the shrubs in Derbyshire:

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We went away for the weekend, sleeping under canvas, well actually under steel – we put the bags and boxes in the tent and slept in the van.

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As darkness gathered and wrapped around us like warm black wool we sat around the fire and talked of times past and things to come.

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Meanwhile up on the hill Bad Men were burying stolen treasure…

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The din of clattering rain woke me at 06:30 and I ventured out into a mist softened landscape and, with wet feet, walked through the early morning. Avoiding any of the more dangerous looking shrubs of course

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Posted by john at June 28, 2009 10:39 PM

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