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Hidden Corners of the Ariège : La Pont de Lamada, Ariège, France (August 2022)

By zara On August 28, 2022

The Etang de Llers can get very busy. On a smaller scale but equally enchanting, the nearby Pont de Lamarda offers refreshing pools in a pretty, hidden spot.

Walking the GR10 in the Ariege, France. (10 – Conflens→St Lizier d’Ustou)

By zara On July 24, 2022

A shady walk for a hot day, with only a brief period on the open mountain, but an unrelentingly steep climb up, less so down! However, the delights of St Lizier await.

Bristol Zoo, Bristol, Avon, UK (July 2022)

By zara On July 3, 2022

When it’s gone, it’s gone! as one well known budget supermarket says, and after 186 years Bristol Zoo is closing. Visit now to see this unique part of the city’s history.

Aristocrats: ” I think I am becoming a God” by Keith Douglas

By zara On May 6, 2022

The words of this poem kept infringing on my thoughts as I investigated the war monuments in the church of Mells, Wiltshire, and provided the title for the article: Unicorns, Almost:

Unicorns, Almost: The Monuments of St Andrew’s Church, Mells, Somerset, UK (April 2022)

By zara On May 6, 2022

Comrades in arms became comrades in death and a small Somerset church honours a worthy triumvirate from the WW1 battlefields : Edward Horner, Siegfried Sassoon and Raymond Asquith.

Best Short Walks in the Peak District: Bolehill Quarry, Derbyshire, UK (November 2021)

By zara On April 14, 2022

It is surprising how photogenic a millstone can be! Add in some of Derbyshire’s best Peak District scenery and this little circuit comes close to perfection.