Sidelines

  • 2021: a year in photos

    2021: a year in photos

    My eleventh annual video slideshow.

  • Storm Arwen

    Storm Arwen

    In which I (again) bemoan the naming of storms, and experience what it’s like to go off grid.

  • A trip out

    A trip out

    A spin around the Yorkshire Dales

  • Back-endish

    Back-endish

    This wonderful autumn has finally begun to show signs of ‘back-endishness’, although there are still plenty of glorious colours to admire.

  • Autumn strolls

    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.

  • A thrilling encounter on the most inauspicious of days

    A surprisingly fruitful week in terms of random bird encounters

  • No going back

    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?

  • 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.

  • Anglesey 2021

    Anglesey 2021

    My annual early September holiday in Anglesey.

  • 31 August, 2021

    31 August, 2021

    A walk on the Moor.

  • Gannets

    Gannets

    A visit to the gannetry at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.

  • Everything I needed was already in my notes!

    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.