Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Obscure words explained 73. – nival

NIVAL

Plants that grow in snow

A Godsend for some wildlife

during the winter


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Unusual U.K. place names32. – Botus Fleming

BOTUS FLEMING, Cornwall

Near the Tamar River

Former Stoke-Flemings’ Manor

It’s close to Saltash


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Minnesota Northwoods – Wintertime

I am looking at

silhouette of leafless trees

against dawn’s pale sky


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Obscure words explained 71. – hibernaculum

HIBERNACULUM

Winter quarters, home.

Such as a squirrel’s Drey nest

both warm and cosy


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Other words explained 3. – Cittern

CITTERN

A stringed instrument

looks like a flat-backed Mandolin

Casual music


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12th Night

12th NIGHT

Epiphany eve

Last of the twelve Christmas nights

Three wise men arrive


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Unusual U.K. place names 30. – Wychbold Salwarpe

WYCHBOLD SALWARPE, Worcestershire

Salwarpe called Salop

Battlefield and  Spadesbourne

where the rivers join


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Unusual U.K. place names29. _ Droitwich Spa

DROITWICH (SPA), Worcestershire

Famous for its salt

Romans named it Salinae

On River Salwarpe


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Unusual U.K. place names 26. – Bishop’s Stortford

BISHOP’S STORTFORD, Hertfordshire

An historic town

at a  ford crossing the Stort

river flowing through


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Unusual U.K. places names25. – Stert

STERT, Wiltshire

On the Devises

Andover road diversion

of Etchilhampton hill