Sidelines

Prize-winning author lost on Moor

When your instincts and your compass disagree, trust your instincts. I mean your compass.
Sebald’s TV listing

When you enter into Sebald’s universe, it seems to me, you have to play along.
What I read in 2014

I read 36 books in 2014. This shows an uncharacteristic degree of consistency on my behalf.
2014: a year in photos

My fourth annual video slideshow review of the year.
Let’s go!

By the time he was my age, John Lennon had been dead for almost ten years.
A new favourite place

A walk with an old friend on the Cumbrian coast.
Autumn alignments

Our kitchen might not be of World Heritage site calibre just yet, but each autumn there comes a reminder that our house sits on the same spinning rock as Stonehenge and Newgrange.
Back-endish

How a mere week can make a big difference in the natural world.
The best camera

My point-and-shoot camera turned out to be the best camera in the world yesterday.
Seeing purple

The Moor is at peak-purple at this time of year, with the heather in full bloom.
Bookshelf triage

When bookshelves become full, only the fittest volumes survive.
The nearly dead tree

Each spring, I visit a particular corner of the Moor to check if an old friend has managed to survive another winter.