{"id":75456,"date":"2024-05-12T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T14:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=75456"},"modified":"2024-05-12T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T14:04:09","slug":"time-by-a-river-is-rarely-wasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2024\/05\/12\/time-by-a-river-is-rarely-wasted\/","title":{"rendered":"Time by a river is rarely wasted"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a time for thinking, reading and reflecting by the Cam this morning:\"\"<\/p>\n

This bench provided somewhere to sit.<\/p>\n

The view down the river towards Ely was pretty good:<\/p>\n

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Some geese took their offspring across the river. As usual with geese, a creche system was in operation. They are very good at this (and the shot was deliberately underexposed because 0therwise they were really hard to see):<\/p>\n

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A great crested grebe literally popped up nearby (my telephoto was limited by the use of an iPhone for these):<\/p>\n

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A cuckoo was calling, as were wren, chiffchaff, chaffinches, great whitethroat, blackcap and others. Whilst looking for the blackcap and briefly finding it, we also found a recently fledged flock of long-tail tits - which were very cute. But there are no photos. So, have a flag iris instead:<\/p>\n

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And an early wild rose:<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, I was revising extensively on photography and videography while deciding whether we should invest more in the work we're doing here.<\/p>\n

Time by a river is rarely wasted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was a time for thinking, reading and reflecting by the Cam this morning: This bench provided somewhere to sit. The view down the river
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