Writing tagged: ‘Calder Valley’
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Cocker, the walk
A short walk with Mark Cocker to admire the natural grandeur of a Yorkshire wood.
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Lady Amherst’s pheasant
A rare bird visits our garden.
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Weird magpie
In which I encounter a brown and white magpie.
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Sibling rivalry
In nature, individuals aren’t just in competition with the elements or other species.
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Storm Arwen
In which I (again) bemoan the naming of storms, and experience what it’s like to go off grid.
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Back-endish
This wonderful autumn has finally begun to show signs of ‘back-endishness’, although there are still plenty of glorious colours to admire.
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Autumn strolls
After several days of pretty dreadful weather, Jen and I were finally able to get some decent autumn strolls in over the last week.
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27 September 2021
Our semi-tame resident pheasant, Philip (whom I suspect is actually Philip III), has been strutting proudly about the garden the last few days with missus and kids in tow.
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It was 20 years ago today…
…that Jen and I moved into our forever home.
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1 August 2021
A wren and a woodpecker.