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Tag Archives: askrigg
Song for the morning
It’s been a busy couple of months all in all. Asked to help with Ring Ouzel survey on moors – slightly surreal moment as I was recording a singing male blackbird…and a female sparrowhawk swooped in and nabbed it. … Continue reading
Posted in Seawitch diary
Tagged askrigg, blackfoot, dales, diary, Estate, grouse, heather, keilder water, leaplish, moorland, rural living, stags fell, summer, sunshine, yorkshire dales
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Almost to Blackstone Edge
Glorious walk up to the moor this evening. Meant to get as far as Blackstone edge, just because I could. And a good fast walk does wonders for perspective and thinking for solutions. Black rabbits vanished down gillside warrens, lapwings … Continue reading
Posted in Seawitch diary
Tagged askrigg, blackstone, grouse, heather burning, moorland, rural living, walks, weather
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Inspired by 2012
I think I’ve turned a corner. Bizarrely the house is still full of food, with undecanted sloe gin lurking in cupboards and (as yet unbottled) two gallons of lightly fizzing elderflower wine undrunk. I have no idea how this happened…We … Continue reading
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Tagged askrigg, diary, new year, rural living, yorkshire dales
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Local traditions – common everywhere once?
In a clear out of jpgs still on the camera, this one jumped out. Every wedding the village children turn up and as soon as every guest has entered the church, they tie up the lynch gate (the main entrance to … Continue reading
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Tagged askrigg, lynch gate, rural living, tradition, yorkshire, yorkshire dales
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