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Month: January 2019

Book review: ‘The Seabird’s Cry’ by Adam Nicolson

‘The Seabird’s Cry’ by Adam Nicolson

The lives of puffins, gannets, and other ocean voyagers.

Published 31-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place, Science Tags: Adam Nicolson, birds, reviews

Book review: ‘Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species’ by Sabina Radeva

Book review: ‘Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species’ by Sabina Radeva

Darwin’s theory of evolution by means of natural selection explained for young children.

Published 31-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Science Tags: Charles Darwin, reviews, Sabina Radeva

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 8, 1860’

‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 8, 1860’

Letters to and from Darwin in the immediate aftermath of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’.

Published 31-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, reviews

23 January 2019

Frozen pool, Burton Mere

In search of bearded tits.

Published 23-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Wirral

21 January 2019

Eclipsed moon

Photographing the lunar eclipse.

Published 21-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, birds, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge, photography

18 January 2019

On tempting fate.

Published 18-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: ruminations

17 January 2019

Carolyn and Minnie

A woodland walk with a friend.

Published 17-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Carolyn, Wirral

14 January 2019

Something dark and squat on the back lawn.

Published 14-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder valley, Hebden Bridge

13 January 2019

Marmalade

Making marmalade.

Published 13-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder valley, food and drink, Hebden Bridge

11 January 2019

Snowdrops

The snowdrops are out.

Published 11-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder valley, flowers, Hebden Bridge, Mum

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