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Writing tagged: ‘trees’

31 March 2021

The first swallow of summer

The first swallow of summer.

Published 31-Mar-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, butterflies, Calder Valley, curlews, goat willows, Hebden Bridge, insects, spring, swallows, trees

28 February 2021

Pussy willow

Late February seems to have decided it’s April.

Published 28-Feb-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, curlews, goat willows, Hebden Bridge, spring, trees

17 December 2020

Spectacular winter light, and a brace of deer.

Published 17-Dec-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, oaks, roe deer, trees

29 September 2020

Cloud-sea, upper Calder Valley

A cloud sea, some railings, and some photogenic workmen.

Published 29-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, Calder Valley, cloud-seas, Hebden Bridge, trees

20 April 2020

Sycamore

A new view of a familiar tree.

Published 20-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, garden, Hebden Bridge, sycamores, trees

17 April 2020

The Carr track

A walk round the lanes.

Published 17-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, silver birches, trees

25 January 2020

Crow Nest Wood

Trees glowing green.

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

2 December 2019

Fieldfare on our hawthorn

Blackbirds and fieldfares all over our hawthorn.

Published 02-Dec-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blackbirds, Calder Valley, fieldfares, hawthorn, Hebden Bridge, trees

16 November 2019

Lots of berries.

Published 16-Nov-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blackbirds, Calder Valley, fieldfares, hawthorn, Hebden Bridge, mistle thrushes, trees

22 September 2019

Dreich weather

A dreich day.

Published 22-Sep-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, flowers, foxgloves, hawthorn, Hebden Bridge, trees, weather

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