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Monthly Archives: January 2008
An Unexpected Bonus
I was in Ambleside today. Unfortunately, it was for work. I’ve had three days there over the last few months and every time it has chucked it down. I suppose that it would be even more frustrating to be amongst … Continue reading
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Eaves Wood
Out twice today, both for about an hour and both in Eaves wood. In the first instance, headed up to the Pepperpot. The views weren’t as good as they can be, but it was just nice to be out. … Continue reading
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Spot The Wildlife
Can you see the wildlife in this photo? Well no. But I can tell you that there are always lots of rabbits in this field. And that both Buzzards and Kestrels frequently hunt here. There were ducks down on Haweswater … Continue reading
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A Nature Diary
An inspiration for my Blog is Richard Adams’ A Nature Diary. Essentially it does exactly what it says on the cover: it gives a day by day account of the things that he has seen each day in the countryside. … Continue reading
An Invigorating Lancaster Stroll
Had to get a train ticket for a meeting in Birmingham next week. And since it was a fine, sunny, blue-skied day (if a little blustery), I decided to take a scenic, circuitous route back to work (I had some … Continue reading
Beating The Bounds
It did occur to me that this title for a Blog might create an anticipation of some kind of Sado-Masochist content, but I suppose that anybody looking for that will be disappointed (unless they count walking in the rain). I … Continue reading
The Cove
A fairly spectacular sun rise this morning, with the flooded fields frosty and in places frozen over, and quite a bit of colour in the sky. The photo doesn’t do it justice. (It was taken through a window before hastily … Continue reading
First Footing
After what seems like several days of almost continuous heavy rain, yesterday was dry, clear and in the morning even sunny. In the field behind our house, a flock of gulls alternately settled on the strip where the farmer had … Continue reading