The current month’s Birdwatch has extracts from my forthcoming book A Message from Martha: the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and its relevance today. I’ve been touched by how many people have emailed me, after reading Birdwatch, to say that they are definitely going to buy it. The book looks at the story of the…
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Some of Jonnie Fisk’s brilliant artwork
I really love these drawings – I think they are very skilfull and very attractive. Here are a few of them that have appeared on this blog over the last few months with some comments from me: Don’t you think that Roller is brilliant? I do. Look at the economy of lines that still…
Ralph Underhill cartoon
And meanwhile, up in the hills…
I thought I ought to go and have a quick look. As you drive up the road, northwest, from the Pack Horse Inn you are on the route of the Pennine Way. On your left there is this sight… It doesn’t look very pretty does it? I looked over it for a while and didn’t…
Unprofitable farming in the uplands
At last week’s uplands conference at Newton Rigg, speaker after speaker pointed out that upland farming wasn’t really profitable. Different speakers, and different participants, drew different lessons from this. One of the best speakers at the conference was Neil Heseltine. I’m told he’s a good-looking young man (it’s difficult for me to tell) but I…