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Writing tagged: ‘spiders’

21 February 2021

Blue tit eggs

The annual February pre-spring clean of our blue tit nest-box.

Published 21-Feb-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, spiders

28 March 2020

Pitching-eye window

Startled by a spider, and a celestial alignment.

Published 28-Mar-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, spiders

29 June 2019

A moth, midges, water-boatmen, and a spider.

Published 29-Jun-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, chimney sweeper moths, dogs, Hebden Bridge, insects, Manchester, midges, Mike D, spiders

18 October 2018

Grey heron

Distracted by nature.

Published 18-Oct-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Burton Point, Carolyn, Charles Darwin, grey herons, hen harriers, insects, kestrels, on writing, spiders, Wirral

Recent Newsletters

  • Newsletter No. 28: ‘Breaking my golden rule’
    Thoughts on nature writing · Richard Feynman · Vikings! · Bronze Age diets · recovered daguerreotypes · transit of Phobos · Alice Roberts · Cal Flyn
  • Newsletter No. 27: ‘Getting hitched’
    The Pros and Cons of tying the knot · prehistoric invention · Ernest Shackleton · W.G. Sebald · swallows · comma splices · Amy Liptrot · Kapka Kassabova
  • Newsletter No. 26: ‘Slits for pupils’
    Research triage · filing your nuggets · pupil shapes · Amy Liptrot · moths and bats · critical reading · early medieval history · Tim Dee · book reviews

Recent Sidelines

  • A long way
    A trip to Ireland.
  • In the early hours
    A bad night’s sleep has unforeseen benefits.
  • Nature writing’s ill-defined, thriving ecosystem
    There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to whatever ‘nature writing’ is supposed to be these days. It might not all be to my personal taste, but such diversity has to be a good thing.

Recent Articles

  • Giving fiascos a bad name
    How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.
  • 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.

News

  • 2021: a year in photos
    My eleventh annual video slideshow.
  • HebWeb interview
    I have been interviewed for the local HebWeb site.

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