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Cooba libre (or here’s lookin’ at coo, kid)

It’s not exactly a secret that I’m busy researching and writing a new book – something on a larger, grander and more sparkly scale than Orchid Summer. My subject matter, this time around, are the hummingbirds of the Americas – … Continue reading

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A walk in the Aude

It’s been a while since last I blogged, and it’s been a busy while at that. A time of hummingbirds and orchids, largely – mainly laying down foundations for new writing projects, but with the happy one year anniversary of … Continue reading

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Orchid huntings in Dorset and the Aude

After last year’s rainbow immersion into the world of British and Irish native orchids whilst researching my next book, it was always going to be hard to kick the orchid habit as the new flowering season began to unfold. I watched, … Continue reading

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And so this is Christmas…

As is traditional in the blogosphere, it’s time for the annual introspective round-uppery blog post. This past year has been an unusual one for me – none of the dedicated foreign birding or botany trips that have been a feature of … Continue reading

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Autumn and Winter – Tarantino otters and flaming skies

It’s been a while since I last wrote. Though, technically, that’s not entirely true – I’ve done very little but write lately, though that’s for publication another day, and more of which in due course. What I really mean is that … Continue reading

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Desert Island Books

Today, on World Book Day, this blog post promises to be the last in an introspective mini-series about the books that have filled one room of my little croft house and are busily seeking new territories elsewhere in the house. … Continue reading

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