"Since retiring I have taken up painting more seriously and now live in rural Somerset, surrounded by the beauty of Exmoor and the Quantock Hills. I also paint seascapes, inspired by the coasts of Devon and Cornwall."

Barry Hibbert: https://t.co/9m4MgRwtTW.

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Beavers have been extinct in the U.K. since the 16th cent. due to hunting. But after 400 years they have been reintroduced and returned to Exmoor. Just like our little Beaver in Beaver’s Big Adventure they have journeyed home.

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The Haunted Room Painted at a Farmhouse on Exmoor, 1952, Alfred Munnings. Violet Munnings, who in 1971, was definitely a believer and wrote about ghostly encounters in her notebooks and letters to Munnings. She claimed Castle House, now the museum, was haunted too!

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Latest fungus doodle.
Amethyst deceivers or lilac bell cap.. best not to mix them up!
Seen in the Exmoor woods a few weeks ago. Very pretty.

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Day 22 (wahoo) inspired by yesterday’s weather we have rain for and .rhys inspired yellow welly boots as Autumn attire for
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I’ve spent most of today tromping up and down the hills of Exmoor marvelling at all the autumn col… https://t.co/oITW4z3PUc

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3/4 History: We are privileged to have an extensive archive of history including the original works of Hope Bourne. A well-known artist & writer, Hope was a longstanding member of the Exmoor Society & her donations make up the very heart of our archives

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A special place on my doorstep

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Stoke Pero Parish Church, Exmoor once had a font cover as evidenced by a 1837 watercolor by Rev. James Bulwer. Perhaps it was a late-medieval survival?
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Beast of Exmoor, Nessie, Thunderbird.

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of the day: "On Porlock Hill, Exmoor". Acrylic on canvas#art

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opaque white painted hearts on the workbench awaiting hooks ... on ...

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Helen has chosen Wild by Sue Colyer - "Another fantastic image by Sue. She's captured the wildness and ruggedness perfectly - all within her own unique style." https://t.co/cEwG6Vgn2q

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I don’t have any photographic evidence of her from when she came out of my 12 year old brain but here’s my mew oc, Mew Lime! As of 2019 she has the dna of an Exmoor pony and is clumsy 💙💚✨

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