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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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A thrilling encounter on the most inauspicious of days
A surprisingly fruitful week in terms of random bird encounters
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Newsletter No. 23: ‘Emerging from aestivation’
Massimo Pigliucci • ‘spirituality’ • Barry Lopez • talking trees • Eleanor Konik • rewilding • Mark Cocker • light pollution • Sir Clive Sinclair • Horatio Clare • swifts • the Enlightenment and more…
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No going back
How was I ever able to organise my thoughts without ‘atomising’ them—breaking them down into smaller and smaller discrete notes—and then linking them together?
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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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Anglesey 2021
My annual early September holiday in Anglesey.
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31 August, 2021
A walk on the Moor.
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Book review: ‘The Enlightenment’ by Ritchie Robertson
The pursuit of happiness, 1680–1790.
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Gannets
A visit to the gannetry at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
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Everything I needed was already in my notes!
I’ve known it from the start, but this new way of making notes is perfect for the way I tend to work. It’s what I’ve been looking for all these years.
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It was 20 years ago today…
…that Jen and I moved into our forever home.