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      <image:caption>Building our house on a remote island. Lots more photos coming in summer 2021. Follow me on Instagram!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The first day of school. All set to go for Grade 1, with my satchel and my friend Laura by my side.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pete and Carolyn on Rocinante near Trinidad.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Carolyn and Pete on Chou off Barbuda's 11-mile beach.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>James and Carolyn mucking about. Photo by Pete.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The island of Grenada in the Caribbean Sea.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nestbox with round metal hole cover, available at Wild Birds Unlimited and Lee Valley. Note position of nestbox under the eaves of a house to prevent predator access.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Native wren feeding young at nest in natural tree cavity. All photos by Carolyn Masson unless otherwise stated.</image:caption>
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