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Another Day in Nidderdale

Posted by on Jul 23, 2017 in Blog, Cumbria, UK, Walking | Comments Off on Another Day in Nidderdale

Despite stair-rods of rain battering the windows of my ‘weekend retreat’, on Greenhow hill, at dawn, it eventually drifted away to clear...

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Le Tour Departed

Posted by on Jul 14, 2014 in Blog, Elsewhere, UK | Comments Off on Le Tour Departed

The Dales were much quieter this weekend.               Le Tour has gone, steep hills devoid of cyclist. There is an odd yellow bicycle...

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Yorkshire Blues and Greens

Posted by on May 7, 2014 in Blog, Other Places, UK, Walking | Comments Off on Yorkshire Blues and Greens

Frequent visits have coloured my idea of walking in Nidderdale  with vast sky over wild moors. Peat bogs and tussocks, dramatic drops and...

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Photogenic Fungi

Posted by on Oct 30, 2013 in Blog, Nature, Other Places, Photos, UK | 2 comments

Sometimes nature is not obliging. Things move. They dance about in the wind. They fly or run or leap. Light dodges around trees or shines...

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Feasting Fieldfares

Posted by on Oct 27, 2013 in Blog, Other Places, UK | Comments Off on Feasting Fieldfares

Spotted a flock of Fieldfares feasting on berries.  Tree stripped in half an hour!                ...

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