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How to preserve your memories of a big fish
We put our fish back; we don’t eat them or stuff them in a glass case anymore, but I wanted something special to remember this splendid male Atlantic salmon- all dressed up in his Autumn spawning colours, complete with fighting kype.
For the technical, fishers he took a collie dog on a single-handed eight-weight Orvis Helios, and took 30 mins to land, before I slipped him safely back into the Laxa Hrutafordur
For the technical artists I painted his outline with undercoat on apiece of walnut and then applied a mix of acryllics, gouache and watercolour pencils
There be crocodiles in the water
The Field book review
What’s in a Year, as featured in the current The Field by Ettie Neil-Gallacher – thank you, Ettie
Interview John Miller and Wild Food People
Podcast about What’s in a Year
Country Life June 04
One day in the garden May 6th
Last Tuesday I spent a complete day, from 04:15 am to 20:00, photographing (David White) and sound recording ( Alex Bing) the birds in my garden in Wiltshire. We reached 40 species.
Highlight was a cuckoo that streaked through the garden at 07:00 am and this coal tit nesting in a disused water pump.
Support your local bookshop – The Whitehorse bookshop in Marlborough now selling ‘What’s in a Year’ – A countryman’s tale through the seasons
Save the date June 19 an evening reading of my debut book – What’s in a Year – Moderated by countryman Sid Vincent followed by Q&A
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