Richard Carter

Writing tagged: ‘Yorkshire’

  • The advantages of a borrowed dog

    The advantages of a borrowed dog

    One thing I hadn’t really appreciated, when walking dogs in the countryside, is just how much more you can end up seeing.

  • A brush with the mob

    A brush with the mob

    In which the local jackdaws and rooks encounter an unusual foe.

  • Eclipse

    Eclipse

    Photographing this morning’s partial solar eclipse.

  • Putting the wet in wetland

    Putting the wet in wetland

    Our moorlands are—or should be—important wetland habitats.

  • Grouse in winter

    Grouse in winter

    How red grouse change their habits in cold weather.

  • Prize-winning author lost on Moor

    Prize-winning author lost on Moor

    When your instincts and your compass disagree, trust your instincts. I mean your compass.

  • Autumn alignments

    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.

  • The best camera

    The best camera

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

  • Seeing purple

    Seeing purple

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

  • The nearly dead tree

    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.

  • Glorious melancholy

    Glorious melancholy

    My photos from an out-of-season weekend at the seaside.

  • The return of the delicate flapwort

    The return of the delicate flapwort

    On a second expedition I made in search of a rare plant. This time, I accompanied someone who knew what he was doing.