The Ones That Get Away
An Atlantic Salmon on the River Teign on Dartmoor, Devon, UK, attempting to leap a weir on its way upriver to spawn.
A Very English Village Affair
The months of June, July and August, and even September, are the time of village fêtes and fairs across England and especially so amongst the smaller hamlets and villages, where they can be one of the major community highlights of … Continued
Summer Solstice Observations
For many people living in urban environments today, the Summer Solstice means little more than Midsummer’s Day, or the longest day of the year, however for those of us fortunate enough to live in a more rural environment such as … Continued
A Bit of a Do
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Highlights from the Coronation Weekend celebrating the coronation of HM King Charles III, North Bovey village, Devon, Dartmoor, England, May 7th & 8th, 2023.
Horsham Steps after the Rain
A series of photographs throughout the seasons of Horsham Steps, an impressive congestion of large granite boulders choking the River Bovey at the top end of Lustleigh Cleave on the northeast side of Dartmoor in Devon, UK.
Jubilee Reflections – Beating the Bounds in the Rain!
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As part of the village’s festivities for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, a communal walk was organised along part of the parish boundary to ‘Beat the Bounds’. Despite it being the month of June, the weather was wet – typical … Continued
The Arrival of Autumn
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Undoubtedly one of the best-known first lines in English poetry, “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” was written by John Keats on this day nearly 200 years ago in his ode To Autumn. The poem was said by him to be … Continued
Jubilee Reflections – Preparations, and Lighting the Jubilee Beacon.
What an amazing 4 months – from the celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, to just 14 weeks later and the sombre week and a half in September upon the death of the Queen, with the country … Continued
Images from a Walk on a Frosty January Morning
Whilst many January days are just dull and grey with added mist and drizzle, some mornings on Dartmoor can be quite dramatic as one wakes to white frost and clear blue skies, with mist in the valleys like a shallow sea of grey.
The Ring of Bells – the Phoenix Arisen.
Wednesday 13th January 2016 was a black day for the village of North Bovey on Dartmoor in Devon, when fire swept through the thatch of the village pub, The Ring of Bells, reducing the main part of the Grade II listed 13th century hostelry to a charred shell.