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Clare does her mail
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The author (thinking about Security)
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A summer view across the Thames
This morning in the kitchen we found a badly injured vole, unable to walk: Shadow had been active overnight. It was easy to catch as it couldn't walk - it was taken into the garden to die in peace.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4GYA59FYvetZhR_m9En38csbNwwGj5ZggH6h9AvMb7pjJ9p6Y-Wq8_9lMHHtkk6vsw70lSUc6yBwPyk-92xy4yN5cpQbWTvNTNHGntbDqsDIyxhCVYoUNF-qcL9ED1MgdcbWYQ/s400/4-Damaged-Vole.jpg)
The terminal vole