the watch
Six months have passed since my Father ceased to look over our lives and two months have passed since our baby was born.
Performing Mountains, Boulder Being, Leeds, March 2018
I was invited to take part in; Performing Mountains, An international symposium on Mountain Culture at Leeds University in March. Unfortunately I couldn’t attend so worked up a remote presentation. I put something together quite quickly, I guess it’s not necessarily the most captivating video, but it does include a chunky section of text derived from my…
Father
For all who knew my Dad…now is the time to raise a glass to Dick. He passed away last Monday 30th April.
trying hard or the day my knee gave up.
I’ve been working away at a few projects this winter, avoiding the worst wet and snow. I’d watched a film of Adam Ondra trying really hard in some upside down cave in Norway. I thought maybe I should try harder, maybe I just thought I was trying hard..it was going ok… I was halfway through…
short days (solstice)
A plateau high up on the south face of a mountain, looking to Spain across a flat valley, smoke from the towns and villages, make a disc of yellowish haze. The silence is strong, wood against wood in the trees and beak against wood from the birds. Occasional and sporadic gusts of wind rattle the…
winter
Snow
Cromer
Visiting my Dad in North Norfolk, grabbed a short and bright walk down by the sea.
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