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E.T. Hansen's avatar

Beautiful-- I want to walk it with you -- thanks

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Julie Dee's avatar

Pleased you enjoyed

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JanetteD's avatar

Thank you. Coming from down in the pointy end of the country I don’t know that coast at all so your descriptions and beautiful photos are delightful. And yes the gorse smells divine. It suddenly struck me wonderfully, that these places and creatures will go on steadfastly, beyond the avaricious, grasping creatures who believe they can control everything.

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Julie Dee's avatar

Yes, sometimes I wish Earth would just shrug off humans like flies.

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Shanti Rae Lobaugh's avatar

Beautiful post Julie, you weave poetry through words and photos. Love it. Felt like I was right there with you.

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Julie Dee's avatar

Thank you 😊

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April Whalley's avatar

What a great walk, I really enjoyed it, poetically described too. A joy - thank you 🙏❤

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Julie Dee's avatar

Thanks. Yes I wanted to relay what my mind was throwing out in response to such stimuli. :)

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April Whalley's avatar

Wonderful, fully being in the moment and connecting to nature feels like the only real balm in a world that is more crazy every day.

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Julie Dee's avatar

I completely agree

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Freyja Fredericksdottir's avatar

Beautiful words and beautiful images. Thank you.

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Julie Dee's avatar

Thank you 😊

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Hideo Tanikawa's avatar

I enjoyed your post visualizing the east cost of England. I miss beautiful UK coast where lots of beautiful coastlines.

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Julie Dee's avatar

Thank you. I’m happy that you did :)

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Anthony Roberts's avatar

This was lovely, thanks. “You don’t ‘take it in’ so much as it takes you.’ I can identify with that having lived at Cromer. That North Sea wind can be rather bracing. Have a good day. Wave from South Wales.

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Julie Dee's avatar

I really should get to know South Wales more. I’ve only been briefly to Cardiff. It’s on my list!

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Anthony Roberts's avatar

It’s very pleasant here, but can be a tad wet, as now! Been here twenty five years, although, you may recall, I hail from Lancashire originally.

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Julie Dee's avatar

I’ve always wanted to visit Pembrokeshire. Heard nice things about it. You’re from Lancashire too, hey? Like me. My grandad’s family come From Wales, but north Wales, Rhyl.

As I grow older I’m more drawn to the sea, want to live beside it. Inland almost feels claustrophobic.

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Anthony Roberts's avatar

Yes, parents from Heywood! Hope you get this way.

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Julie Dee's avatar

My son’s grandparents (his dad’s parents) are from Heywood :)

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Steve Hatton's avatar

Beautiful Yorkshire. 😊

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Deb Hillyer's avatar

You have a very descriptive style in your writing that is clever and I was caught up in your days adventures. I love nature, it brings me peace. Your article echoed that for me.!

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Julie Dee's avatar

Thank you so much. :)

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Jules's avatar

What a fantastic walk! Thank you.

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Julie Dee's avatar

A true nature walk 🥰

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Joyce's avatar

Beautiful photos, and lovely poetic description… thank you, Julie, this makes a wonderful start of the day 💙💫🌷

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Julie Dee's avatar

Glad you enjoyed :)

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Joyce's avatar

I most certainly did 💙🌷💫

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Stephanie Sweeney's avatar

“I love that something we can’t see can embed itself within us in that way.” Loved this. And the gorgeous photos- felt I was along for the walk!

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Julie Dee's avatar

Yes, made me think about the things we can’t see that exist all the same. 😊

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An K.'s avatar

Gorgeous!! Thank you!!

Makes me want to visit!! 🙂🌸

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Julie Dee's avatar

Glad you enjoyed.

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Christian Thompson's avatar

Wonderfully evocative. The gulls as flying fragments is an inspired image. Thanks for sharing.

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Julie Dee's avatar

Yes, the photo didn’t capture that aspect so well, think I would have had to zoom in but you can take my word for it. 😊

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Christian Thompson's avatar

I knew what you meant and could see it in my head as soon as you said it, I just never would have thought to put it in words. You also went straight onto talking about combing your hair - which made me think of the gulls as a form of cliff dandruff!

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Julie Dee's avatar

Hm….😂

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Christian Thompson's avatar

Salt crystals then. Bit more poetic than dead skin 🙂

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Karen Kenworthy's avatar

This is the most beautiful writing! I felt like I was floating in words that carried me away!

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Thomas D’Arcy O’Donnell's avatar

.. WoWser ! They don’t come better wrapped than that .. ‘telling of !

Will have to share with a Twitter homie - Nick Raschke.. Down Under.. & almost daily shooter from ‘cliff’s edge’ overlooking the Indian Ocean ! (no seals - astonishing seabirds !) So will hi-jack ie ‘Link that stunning tour de force - here to Canada & from there to Australia - Now gosh darn dilly dang - gotta ask you - in light of takin that ‘hike with Julie Dee .. have you seen ‘The Dark Side Of The Lens’ - Mickey Smith - on my ‘stack ? If not - you may find yourself lovin it - like folks are gonna love this Post of Yours.. !

I call it (quite incorrectly) ‘the meridian - ‘meeting place of Land Sea Air .. ! enuff said ! 🦎🏴‍☠️🇨🇦

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