Swan swimming in the sunrise at St Aidan's

A Spring Morning over St Aidan's

4th March 2022Walks,Wildlife Sightings

St Aidan's near Leeds is a wildlife haven born out disused opencast coal mine. It's incredible, and inspiring  to think how an environment so scared by human activity no offers refuge to such a diverse and eclectic range of wildlife.Read more

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The Sinner & Gene Therapy (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)

26th February 2022On My Mind

My parents will enthusiastically tell anyone who listens, how from an early age I blamed all my faults on my genes and used genetics as absolution from any of my wrongs. Smart kid right?! What happened?! :D Read more

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Little Egret shaking it's head and feathers raised

Taking it One Step and One Sniff at a Time

27th January 2022Walks

It was one of those walks where Alfie (our lurcher) had to stop and take a long sniff every couple of metres!Read more

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Alfie Grey Lurcher dog on Saltburn Beach Yorkshire

Happy New Year Alfie!

1st January 2022alfieOn My Mind

Another year blessed with our wonderful lurcher Alfie! Read more

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House Sparrow in flight

“Winning” in Southall with Sparrows

22nd November 2021On My Mind

As a daydreaming, continually grazed-kneed five-six-seven-year-old, visits to my grandparents in Southall were often met with mixed emotions.  Read more

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Alder Leaf Beetle, Agelastica alni photographed at Burley in Wharfedale West Yorkshire

The Un-Extinct Alder Leaf Beetle From the Doorstep

29th September 2021Wildlife Sightings

Can you keep a secret? I've succumbed a new camera! ?  More on that another time, but of course the first thing anyone wants to do when they get anything new, is to test it out, and I'm no different!Read more

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Otter on the river Wharfe, Ben Rhydding Nature Reserve

Tails, from the Riverside

28th April 2021Wildlife Sightings

Oh, how I’d love to tell you about how I woke up hours before sunrise. How I hand-ground some coffee and gently simmered it over a stove before stepping out into the cold and dark. That I went into full camouflage mode, rubbed otter spraint into the pores of my skin and waited motionless for hours in anticipation of my quarry. While the reality is somewhat more mundane, my most recent and closest encounter yet with otters was no less magical and no less authentic. Read more

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Orange tip butterflies about to mate

The Morning After the Sleep Before

18th April 2021On My Mind

It’s the morning after two nights before. You’ve worked hard, partied hard - so hard that you’ve slept for twenty-four hours straight.Read more

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Dipper sunlit under a wrought iron bridge, Ilkley

A Dip Under the Bridge

1st April 2021Wildlife Sightings

I don't need to tell you that since the global pandemic, finding the quieter spots locally has become harder. Yet, where there's a will, there's a way and on a bright summer's evening where best to find some quiet? Under a wrought-iron bridge, naturally. Read more

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Snowfall in Lockdown, a Slow Video

20th January 2021Photography,On My Mind

If there's one thing I've been consistently good at from childhood to now, it's looking out of windows. So as I try to focus on some image editing, it's no surprise that the sight of snow falling on the rooftops around me pulls my gaze like a blue bottle to a UV strobe. Computer off, tripod up, home studio window open and an afternoon gone. To help justify my poor discipline and beyond hope attention span, I made a short video of it (the snowfall not my attention span!). I hope you enjoy...

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