...in #Cumbria and all the ghosts of the neighbourhood join in as guests. They include - and I admire whoever came up with this detail - the two screaming skulls of Calgarth Hall, adding their catawauling to the general ghastly ghostly hubbub until dawn breaks and they all melt away.

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One of my favourite 'traditional' Hallowe'en-set ghost yarns, doubtless much embellished, concerns a wedding that was cursed because it took place on that inauspicious day. On its anniversary, the wedding party returns in phantom form at Armboth Hall on the shores of Thirlmere... [More #SpookySunday

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Autumn leaves of Alder, Wellcome Collection.

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Time tries to make us alien from our past. However, the lithic infrastructure of the Long Neolithic stands in defiance. Physical presence, psychic persistence – these are gateways we may walk through. These are the engines of connection. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday

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These gilded bronze letters and punctuation marks were discovered within the ruins of the forum of the ancient Roman city of Singilia Barba (near modern Málaga, Spain). They're still attached to their anchor studs and must have part of the monumental epigraphy on a large public monument. 🏺 1/ 📸 me

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