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Month: January 2020

29 January 2020

Brent geese
Brent geese

A mesmerising couple of hours on the Wirral.

Published 29-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Wirral

27 January 2020

A barn owl silhouetted against the dawn.

Published 27-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge

26 January 2020

Marmalade
Marmalade

Making our yearly double-batch of marmalade.

Published 26-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: food and drink

25 January 2020

Crow Nest Wood

Trees glowing green.

Published 25-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder valley, Hebden Bridge, trees

23 January 2020

Knots (probably)
Knots (probably).

A glorious day on the marshes.

Published 23-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Wirral

20 January 2020

A momentary encounter.

Published 20-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge

19 January 2020

Orion
A small section of the Milky Way galaxy (Orion's Belt, centre).

Orion looks different.

Published 19-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge

15 January 2020

Female stonechat
Female stonechat

Birds on the Dee Marshes.

Published 15-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Wirral

14 January 2020

Tawny owls hooting.

Published 14-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge

13 January 2020

Mystery bird

A weird thrush.

Published 13-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge, humour

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