tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16567036738611610612023-11-15T10:41:48.535-08:00Walking in BritainJohn Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.comBlogger364125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-82856804225925912212016-12-27T00:54:00.003-08:002016-12-27T00:54:27.676-08:00Boulton Paul P.94 The <a href="http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_boulton_paul_P94.html" rel="nofollow">Boulton Paul P.94 </a>was
a version of the Defiant turret fighter, modified to be a conventional
single seater armed with fixed forward firing machine guns or cannon.John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-50520474943838248812016-12-27T00:54:00.000-08:002016-12-27T00:54:07.772-08:00Boulton Paul P.92The <a href="http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_boulton_paul_P92.html" rel="nofollow">Boulton Paul P.92</a>
was a design for a turret fighter armed with 20mm cannon, produced in
response to a rather ambitious Air Ministry Specification.John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-74180280994965732892016-12-24T01:01:00.001-08:002016-12-24T01:01:22.458-08:00Why Walk?<strong></strong><a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/why_walk.html">'Why Walk?'</a> by Grace Gant accompanies the film 'The Walk', which you can view from the poem's page. John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-88915494839705001212016-11-12T08:01:00.000-08:002016-11-12T08:01:06.803-08:00St. John the Baptist at East AytonThe chapel of <a href="http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/st_john_baptists_east_ayton.html">St. John the Baptist at East Ayton </a>is an attractive low-built medieval church, built of golden stone with a red tiled roof
John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-42849632491034481232016-11-12T08:00:00.001-08:002016-11-12T08:00:45.415-08:00Poem - ApplebyAfter another interruption we return with <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/appleby.html">Appleby</a> by Grace Gant, requesting a return to the town. John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-43015377663039305652016-11-12T07:58:00.000-08:002016-11-12T07:58:49.563-08:00Genus AlopochenThe<a href="http://storm-crow.co.uk/birds/genus_alopochen.html"> Genus Alopochen</a> only contains one living species, the Egyptian Goose Alopochen Aegyptiacus.John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-64156122032537445192016-05-28T04:30:00.001-07:002016-05-28T04:30:11.794-07:00Rye Dale<a href="http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/rye_dale.html" rel="nofollow">Rye Dale</a>
is the main valley in the south-western corner of the North York
Moors, running from the high moors east of Osmotherley, through some
very remove country and past the historic remains of Revieux Abbey,
before leaving the Moors at Helmsley.
John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-9277681802204893712016-05-28T04:29:00.003-07:002016-05-28T04:29:54.890-07:00Poem - The Orange Tree by Grace GantA new poem, <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/orange_tree.html" rel="nofollow">The Orange Tree</a>, inspired by a very relaxing weekend! <strong><br /></strong>John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-3264234213163315602016-05-28T04:29:00.001-07:002016-05-28T04:29:29.250-07:00Genus AixThe two members of the <a href="http://storm-crow.co.uk/birds/genus_aix.html" rel="nofollow">genus <em>Aix</em></a><em> </em>live
in widely separate parts of the world. The Wood Duck is native to the
eastern United States, while the Mandarin Duck lives in China and
Japan.John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-80235745878246544912016-04-17T09:17:00.001-07:002016-04-17T09:17:01.328-07:00Westerdale<a href="http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/westerdale_valley.html">Westerdale</a>
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.
John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-18300250144588706402016-04-17T06:25:00.003-07:002016-04-17T06:25:51.713-07:00Sandwich Tern (Sterna Sandvicensis) The <a href="http://storm-crow.co.uk/birds/sandwich_tern.html">Sandwich Tern (Sterna Sandvicensis) </a>is
one of the earliest winter migrants to return to the United Kingdom,
and can be found around large parts of the British coast. John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-59276072486677268052016-03-12T02:57:00.001-08:002016-03-12T02:57:23.461-08:00Shunner Howe<a href="http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/shunner_howe.html" rel="nofollow">Shunner Howe</a> is a well preserved Bronze Age round barrow that later served as a lookout point and then as a parish boundary,
John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-41853280493707848092016-03-12T02:30:00.001-08:002016-03-12T02:30:39.601-08:00Greycrag Tarn<a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/areas/lakes/tarns/greycrag_tarn.html">Greycrag Tarn</a> has largely disappeared under plant life, and there are now only tiny patches of open water.John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-17903201918459365582016-03-12T02:09:00.000-08:002016-03-12T02:09:11.534-08:00Roseate Tern (Sterna Dougallii)The <a href="http://storm-crow.co.uk/birds/roseate_tern.html">Roseate Tern (Sterna Dougallii)</a>
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. John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-39791423015667764062016-02-14T07:35:00.002-08:002016-02-14T07:35:34.025-08:00What will February be like? This month Grace asks <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/what_will_february_be_like.html">What will February be like?</a>, posted while snow falls on a sunny afternoon! John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-17655935115388215002016-01-10T04:05:00.001-08:002016-01-10T04:05:05.354-08:00Poems: January in Richard and Lambs Ramblers Boots acrosticWe start the year with two very different poems - <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/january_richmond.html">January in Richmond</a> by Grace Gant and <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/lambs_ramblers_boots.html">Lambs Ramblers Boots</a>, an acrostic by Terry Watkins. <strong> </strong>John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-15177733218704831042016-01-10T04:04:00.001-08:002016-01-10T04:04:34.718-08:00North York Moors Guide - Esk Dale<a href="http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/esk_dale.html">Esk Dale</a>
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.
John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-28803545457336626822016-01-03T03:16:00.002-08:002016-01-03T03:16:56.556-08:00Spider Web Picture GalleryWe start the year at Storm-crow with a <a href="http://storm-crow.co.uk/gallery/animals/spider_webs.html">gallery of pictures of Spider Webs</a>, showing some of the variety to be found. John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-29115269816381848212015-12-20T03:34:00.002-08:002015-12-20T03:34:23.086-08:00Tarn Guide: Blelham Tarn<a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/areas/lakes/tarns/blelham_tarn.html">Blelham Tarn</a> is a large wedge shaped tarn near the north-western shores of Windermere. John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-68005402162133692092015-12-13T05:36:00.001-08:002015-12-13T05:36:00.390-08:00Danby Dale<a href="http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/danby_dale.html">Danby Dale</a>
is one of a series of valleys that flow north into the Esk, creating a
pattern of valleys and ridges that give the area its distinctive
character
John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-9781273272796800542015-12-13T05:35:00.004-08:002015-12-13T05:35:43.727-08:00Photo Gallery - Red PandaPhoto gallery on the <a href="http://storm-crow.co.uk/gallery/animals/red_panda.html">Red Panda</a>, loosly related to weasels, raccoons and skunks John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-84643532587719390272015-12-13T05:35:00.001-08:002015-12-13T05:35:04.880-08:00Two Christmas PoemsTwo poems inspired by Christmas this week - <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/december_barnard_castle.html">December Barnard Castle</a> by Grace Gant and <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/christmas_in_the_wind.html">Christmas in the Wind</a> by Terry Watkins <strong><br /></strong>John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-30451154861262947772015-11-29T07:28:00.001-08:002015-11-29T07:28:44.609-08:00Fells Guide: Kemp Tarn<a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/areas/lakes/tarns/kemp_tarn.html">Kemp Tarn</a> sits just to the north of Reston Scar, to the north-west of StaveleyJohn Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-60297330636212517252015-11-21T07:38:00.001-08:002015-11-21T07:38:17.158-08:00Something of interest..Have your family lived and worked with the Yorkshire Moors for generations?
Writer looking to record family histories for new project. Please write to
Kirstie at: <a href="mailto:storiesofthemoor@gmail.com">storiesofthemoor@gmail.com</a>John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656703673861161061.post-59307219239622347352015-11-21T07:33:00.002-08:002015-11-21T07:33:45.962-08:00October Middleton in Teesdale and A Farewell to AutumnTwo poems inspired by the changing seasons today - <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/october_middleton_teesdale.html">October Middleton in Teesdale</a> by Grace Gant and <a href="http://knowledge.me.uk/poems/farewell_to_autumn.html">A Farewell to Autumn</a> by Terry Watkins. John Rickardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451374395100850830noreply@blogger.com0