Latest book that I've read is the new James Rebanks one, English Pastoral.
I liked it better than the first one. His writing style has improved!
It was a Christmas/Birthday present.
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Latest book that I've read is the new James Rebanks one, English Pastoral.
I liked it better than the first one. His writing style has improved!
It was a Christmas/Birthday present.
Latest book that I've read is the new James Rebanks one, English Pastoral.
I liked it better than the first one. His writing style has improved!
It was a Christmas/Birthday present.
It looks like the Forum has locked you in now, Millipede!
I hope some of you have had chance to have a look at this one :) 'Crusty Farmers With Pitchforks',
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
My latest read has nothing whatsoever to do with running, David Buckley's fabulous biography of Kraftwerk. It's been out a while but I've just not had chance to get through it, likewise the crazy Marc Almond biography I've just finished :)
This is a great read and has given me a whole new appreciation of the humble tree. highly recommended :-
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the.../9780141012933
The Book of Trespass, by Nick Hayes. I am about halfway through reading it.
I don't know if the remaining chapters cover either: disused quarries that become informal recreational facilities but are then strongly fenced off; or areas which are artificially landscaped for the benefit of people who like hitting small white balls into holes. But these were the locations of my trespassing on today's walk.
I like Turnbull's books too, very readable. One particular passage from Lakeland Mountain Challenges (the Bob Graham bit, p.153) always sticks in my mind: FAILURE: Second attempts in August rarely succeed. You're still tired from last time, the bracken and heather are higher, and it's liable to be far too hot.
Au contraire mon ami :D
There's a disused quarry on greenhow hill opposite the church, I think it's known as duck street quarry. There is a very good level at the far end leading you directly into a sun fracture of the craven fault system. Very much worth climbing over the barbed wire for a look, it was extensively stoped.