Tuesday, 27 December 2016
Boulton Paul P.94
The Boulton Paul P.94 was
a version of the Defiant turret fighter, modified to be a conventional
single seater armed with fixed forward firing machine guns or cannon.
Boulton Paul P.92
The Boulton Paul P.92
was a design for a turret fighter armed with 20mm cannon, produced in
response to a rather ambitious Air Ministry Specification.
Saturday, 24 December 2016
Why Walk?
'Why Walk?' by Grace Gant accompanies the film 'The Walk', which you can view from the poem's page.
Saturday, 12 November 2016
St. John the Baptist at East Ayton
The chapel of St. John the Baptist at East Ayton is an attractive low-built medieval church, built of golden stone with a red tiled roof
Poem - Appleby
After another interruption we return with Appleby by Grace Gant, requesting a return to the town.
Genus Alopochen
The Genus Alopochen only contains one living species, the Egyptian Goose Alopochen Aegyptiacus.
Saturday, 28 May 2016
Poem - The Orange Tree by Grace Gant
A new poem, The Orange Tree, inspired by a very relaxing weekend!
Sunday, 17 April 2016
Westerdale
Westerdale
is an enclosed valley that sits at the head of Esk Dale, with some of
the highest land in the North York Moors surrounding the head of the
dale.
Sandwich Tern (Sterna Sandvicensis)
The Sandwich Tern (Sterna Sandvicensis) is
one of the earliest winter migrants to return to the United Kingdom,
and can be found around large parts of the British coast.
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Shunner Howe
Shunner Howe is a well preserved Bronze Age round barrow that later served as a lookout point and then as a parish boundary,
Greycrag Tarn
Greycrag Tarn has largely disappeared under plant life, and there are now only tiny patches of open water.
Roseate Tern (Sterna Dougallii)
The Roseate Tern (Sterna Dougallii)
is similar in size to the Common Tern, but is whiter looking, with a
pink tint on its body features from the start of the breeding season.
Sunday, 14 February 2016
What will February be like?
This month Grace asks What will February be like?, posted while snow falls on a sunny afternoon!
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Poems: January in Richard and Lambs Ramblers Boots acrostic
We start the year with two very different poems - January in Richmond by Grace Gant and Lambs Ramblers Boots, an acrostic by Terry Watkins.
North York Moors Guide - Esk Dale
Esk Dale
is the largest dale within the North York Moors, and the only one of
the major valleys that flows directly into the sea, reaching the North
Sea at Whitby.
Sunday, 3 January 2016
Spider Web Picture Gallery
We start the year at Storm-crow with a gallery of pictures of Spider Webs, showing some of the variety to be found.
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