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Strategic elimination worked well in row 4…
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The paperback edition of The Devil in Dorsoduro is now up for preorder. Out May 7

The Devil in Dorsoduro: An atmospheric Venetian murder mystery amzn.eu/d/03Xf9jki

Ok, but a bit boring…
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Nice and easy
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Wisteria on the Lido

was getting anxious…
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Close. It’s the Ristorante in Paradiso at the entrance to the Giardini della Biennale.

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Wisteria 5

See my answer to Elaine below!

Yes, that was it. A mad guess - I had no idea it was a word.

I don’t think I’ve ever reached row 4 without a single green square before…
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Wonder if anyone can work out what my crazy choice for line 3 was…
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Wisteria 4, with reflection.

With a little help from Keats…
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Not bad…
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Another non-spectacular quickie.
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No idea what it is, but there you go…
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Wisteria 3

Wisteria photo 2.

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Just a quick heads up that the ebook of Venetian Gothic is a bargain 99p for just one day only in the UK!

Another quickie.
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High on a throne of a royal state, which far
Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind...

The opening lines of Book 2 of Paradise Lost, describing Satan's seat in Hell. I only just realised that Ormus is modern Hormuz. Trump has, it seems, handed over the fabulous wealth of Ormus to the Iranians.

The civilization that dies tonight is the democracy of the United States of America; only fascism will remain afterwards.

First wisteria photo of the year…

Not too bad…
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The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon