Sunday, 12 August 2012

My latest work

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Ladle with cherry wood bowl and oak handle decorated with daffodils. Stand in lime.  More images on website

The fastest bear alive

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Ussain Bolt may be the fastest man alive, but he isn’t a bear!

Spike scales the Canigou in the French Pyrenees

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Spike sits astride the Canigou as admiring crowds in Prades applaud his feat. “I did it just because it was there!” said Spike.  “He is a true hero of our times” said an excited onlooker, “he makes the impossible possible!”

Saturday, 11 August 2012

Spike treads old Roman Road

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Spike dreams of what it must have been like to have been a Roman Centurion when he visited the Via Domitia in Narbonne. Salute Caesar!

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Praying Mantis

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A beautiful Praying Mantis making itself at home on the potted basil plant on our French terrace. Stunning!

Saturday, 4 August 2012

Curious Donkey

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On a visit to a village fete at Missegre in the French Pyrenees met up with a very curious donkey which we called Whiskers.

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Welcome

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The sun comes up over Esperaza during an early morning walk! A new day beckons!