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Fun guys to be around
UPDATE: My sources tell me that the first is a Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picaceus) and the second is Green Elf Cup/Wood cup/Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens). My…
Thwarted Again!
For the past few evenings I have been heading out into the Downs to find a good spot to keep watch out to the west.…
Lightness and Darkness
I went for a walk in the South Downs yesterday afternoon. The air was cold, there were still chunks of ice lining the north-facing side…
Winter Solstice Drama
This is not the glorious image of the winter solstice sunrise that I had been planning for you. Events conspired against that. The original plan…
Force 9 Fun
I had hoped to sail to the Isle of Wight on Saturday with some old friends. We slipped Chichester marina at eight in the morning…
Friday’s Course and Tennis Courts
I have just been sent some photos from a private course I ran in the South Downs on Friday afternoon. The three navigators were Dom,…
The Power of Smell
I ran a private course in the South Downs on Saturday for a group of four friends. One of them gave me a great example…
BBC Countryfile
Recovering from a full and fun day filming with Jules Hudson and the team from the BBC’s Countryfile program. We were out on the South…