Tag Archives: Derbyshire

250 and 20…

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Guthlac

Regular readers of this of this nonsense will know that sometimes I get my facts wrong. However, I do believe that this year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen. Also it is the 20th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Carucates or Hides…

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Guthlac

Any English school child will have been told about the Danelaw. As these children grow into adulthood the memories fade. Most would have a vague recollection …something to do with King Alfred… perhaps burnt cakes? Certainly vikings. A few might … Continue reading →

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A Superannuated Day Out…

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Guthlac

The sun was shining. The air was warm. What better way to spend the day than visit Hardwick Hall on the hills overlooking the M1 in Derbyshire. Well that was clearly the thought of we superannuated. We were out in … Continue reading →

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The One That Got Away…

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Guthlac

Sitting in a hide for an hour or so allows time to contemplate many things. How comfortable the bench starts to rise up the list of things that are important the longer you stay there. Today I spent sometime in … Continue reading →

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More Testing…

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Guthlac

Every now and then we all experience a moment of clarity. A moment when many things we had been struggling with just came together. Afterwards life would not be the same again. Today I might have experienced such a moment. … Continue reading →

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I Only Want to be With You…

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Guthlac

Over the past few months I’ve been moaning about the images I have captured with my iPhone. Then yesterday I had a short exchange with a fellow blogger about my views on the iPhone which got me thinking…is it the … Continue reading →

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Catch Up No. 02

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Guthlac

My recent visit to Lathkill Dale was definitely a tale of two halves. The first was so much fun the second well less said about that the better. One other thing…the computer aided photography on the iPhone is crap. Please … Continue reading →

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Clearing up…

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Guthlac

  For a series of complicated interconnected reasons I have been wading through my back catalogue over the past few days.   As I did that I have found a few images that I thought worth giving a breath of freash … Continue reading →

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So tell me whats up…no more

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Guthlac

So there is no argument – autumn is here.   It takes many different forms and probably most of the time it is just dull and damp and then sometimes it is magical – hardly Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness … Continue reading →

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Walking through the woods

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Guthlac

Winter is coming The last few days of Autumn have felt like winter yet the first day of Winter was in comparison quite mild.   One of the joys of living in this part of England is that we can … Continue reading →

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