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Sidelines, July 2020

Stuff I write when I ought to be writing other stuff.

Ragwort and foxgloves

5 July 2020

A wet week.

Published 05-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, flowers, foxgloves, Hebden Bridge, ragwort
Whitethroat

10 July 2020

Recognised by its ‘jizz’: my first Hebden Bridge whitethroat.

Published 10-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, whitethroats
After sunset

12 July 2020

A special after-sunset.

Published 12-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge
Bridestones Moor

13 July 2020

A garden murder, and a drizzly trip to Bridestones Moor.

Published 13-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Bridestones Moor, Calder Valley, collared doves, Hebden Bridge, sparrowhawks, Todmorden
New moon, Mercury and Venus setting over Heptonstall

Bats podcast piece

I make a guest appearance in episode 16 of Melissa Harrison’s podcast ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’. Here’s an extended version.

Published 16-Jul-2020
Filed under: Featured Writing, News, Published Pieces Tags: bats, mammals, Melissa Harrison, podcasts
Barn owl

16 July 2020

An early morning barn owl encounter.

Published 16-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge
Pool

17 July 2020

A crowded pool.

Published 17-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, insects, pond skaters
C18 engraving of Selborne

Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin

To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.

Published 18-Jul-2020
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, Gilbert White
Comet Neowise
Comet Neowise over Old Town Mill, Hebden Bridge

19 July 2020

Weeding, and a spot of comet-watching.

Published 19-Jul-2020
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: astronomy, barn owls, Calder Valley, Darwin book, Hebden Bridge, plants
New moon, Mercury and Venus setting over Heptonstall

Giving fiascos a bad name

How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: bats, Calder Valley, Darwin book, Hebden Bridge, Melissa Harrison, podcasts, YNWA

20 July 2020

My podcast appearance, and a spot of astronomy.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, bats, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, podcasts
Dad’s Swiss Army knife
Dad’s Swiss Army knife

21 July 2020

Dad does some archaeology.

Published 21-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: dogs, reminiscences, Wirral

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