Monthly Archives: September 2011

The Commercialisation of Blogging

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Following  the recent wide-spread debate and discussion on several outdoor blogs, I thought it best to state…Nah! Only kidding! The day after my afternoon stroll with A (so only a week and a half ago – I’m catching up!), I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Birds, Bugs, Butterflies, Flies, Hoverflies, Leighton Moss, Walking, Wasps | 14 Comments

Every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

After one particularly punishing, protracted period of profuse precipitation I proposed, to my precocious progeny, a peregrination, a perambulation, a postdiluvial promenade to the Pepper Pot. Only A took me up on the offer. We went to Eaves Wood, did … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Flies, Hoverflies, Spiders | 9 Comments

The Flood

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. Pah! They got off lightly, ol’ Noah, ‘n Ham, ‘n Jehoshaphat …and Nelly…and Uncle Tom Cobley and all that lot. Over here in the North Wet we seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Leighton Moss, Swimming, Walking | 2 Comments

Gait Barrows Puzzles

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

On the Sunday after our picnic, there was a sheep-dog trial on in the field behind our house. (Photos of a previous trial are here if that floats your boat.) Our house is separated from the field by a sort … Continue reading →

Posted in Dragonflies, Gait Barrows, Limestone Pavement, Lizard, Walking, Wildflowers | 6 Comments

Viviparous or Common Lizards

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Three species of lizard are native to Britain, the sand lizard (which I suspect is what A and I saw at the Parc du Marquenterre), slow worms, and the viviparous or common lizard. In addition there are a few naturalised … Continue reading →

Posted in Lizard | 17 Comments

Perfect Day

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I’ve whittled on before about the elements which combine to make a ‘good day on the hoof’. This was hardly a day on the hoof: a short bicycle ride to the end of Moss Lane, a picnic on a bench … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Dragonflies, Frogs, Gait Barrows, Haweswater, Hoverflies, Lizard, Toads, Walking, Wildflowers | 2 Comments

Hutton Roof from Plain Quarry – with Forest Bug Sequence

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

This used to be a favourite walk of mine: park at the long disused Plain Quarry, walk up to the top of Hutton Roof Crags, down to Hutton Roof village (by one of several different possible routes) and back below … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Bugs, Hutton Roof, Slugs, Walking, Wildflowers | 15 Comments

So good to be back home again

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

Pooh sticks. It’s nice to be away obviously. I adore the Llyn Peninsula. The Vosges and the Pas de Calais had much to recommend them and are both areas I would like to revisit. Jersey made quite an impression, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Bugs, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Leighton Moss, Moths, Snails, Spiders, Trowbarrow, Walking, Wildflowers | 4 Comments

Jersey – St. Helier

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

Liberation Square   George II – this statue, erected in 1751, has recently had a refurb, as you can probably tell. In all I spent quite a bit of time looking around St. Helier, with an afternoon after my flight … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Channel Island Way, Jersey | 2 Comments

Jersey – The Channel Island Way V

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Less to report about our final afternoon’s walk – which is slightly odd because the north coast (where we was!)  – less populous, higher and craggier then the other coasts – is the part of the path which appeals to … Continue reading →

Posted in Channel Island Way, Coast, Jersey, Walking, Wildflowers | 7 Comments