Archive for March 2009

Fancy a shag?   2 comments

I’m very sorry for the title of this post. I tried so hard to resist, I honestly did. Glorious sunny weekend here in Dorset. I was out on the water on both days, and took the opportunity to try out a ridiculously long lens that I bankrupted myself buying a little while back; the  lens [...]

Posted March 22, 2009 by MRY in Birds, Dorset, Photography, Purbeck

Fear of 40   3 comments

All the photos in this post but the last were all taken aroundabouts John O’Groats, Scotland’s NE extremity. It’s where I ended up at the end of last summer’s holiday. I was thinking about this today because my kayak has only just made it back to England, and should be reunited with me soonish. Huge thanks [...]

Posted March 15, 2009 by MRY in Scotland, Solo paddling

The White Stuff   6 comments

This morning, we were rather surprised to see the above sight out of the bedroom window; I suppose that we should have listened to the forecast, really. The snow melted quickly across the region, however Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck seems to have possessed some form of microclimate as the snow kept on falling hereabouts. Being [...]

Posted March 5, 2009 by MRY in Corfe Castle, Dorset, Purbeck, Snow

Kayaking on the Rocks   Leave a comment

This photo was taken underground in one of the numerous bunkers on the isle of Flat Holm. The lighthouse guides shipping negotiating the turbulent waters of the Bristol Channel. In the middle of the picture is my good friend Dr Liz, who has just cornered the market in blogs devoted to explaining geology from the perspective of [...]

Posted March 3, 2009 by MRY in Castles and Defences, Geology, Holm Islands, Somerset

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