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The Clerk in the Country
Tuesday 28th July 2020 A Whale of a Time The most exotic creature ever seen in these parts, and certainly the largest, was a fin whale, 68 feet long and weighing 58 tons. By the time Jonah the Giant Whale …
The Clerk in the Country
Thursday 23rd July 2020 The Tale of the Cat and the Vole One field vole’s encounter with a cat was worthy of a Beatrix Potter tale. It began with cries for help in a high squeaky voice emanating from the …
The Clerk in the Country
Tuesday 21st July 2020 Mice and similar Another wildlife photo gratefully received from a reader: this field mouse was spotted at the Temple of Mithras near Hadrian’s Wall, but there are certainly plenty nearer home. As a cat lover I’ve …
The Clerk in the Country
Thursday 16th July 2020 Exotic creatures In response to the absence of wildlife photographs, one of my readers (or possibly my one reader) has sent in this picture of a wild wallaby on the Isle of Man. There are several …
The Clerk in the Country
Tuesday 14th July 2020 Getting in the picture Wildlife photography takes great skill and infinite patience; hence its absence from this blog … but, on spotting a possible threat, this rabbit’s first line of defence was to pose for the …
The Clerk in the Country
Thursday 9th July 2020 “Play!” While income from Yorkshire lands helped to pay for a magnificent house and garden for the first Earl of Sheffield, his grandson put his tenants’ rents to other use. Henry North Holroyd, the third Earl, …
The Clerk in the Country
Tuesday 7th July 2020 Sheffield, Sussex Despite his title, the first earl of Sheffield didn’t perhaps spend much time in Yorkshire. His principal home was Sheffield Park in Sussex, where he had the house rebuilt in gothick style by James …
The Clerk in the Country
Thursday 2nd July 2020 “the most approved way” Although traffic through the village has been lighter during the weeks of lockdown, one type of vehicle is seen as frequently as usual. Tractors pass by regularly and some nowadays have a …
The Clerk in the Country
Tuesday 30th June 2020 Make hay while the sun shines In the recent week of glorious summer weather between one spell of rain and the next I watched hay being made. Late on Monday a small tractor and mower hurried …
The Clerk in the Country
Thursday 25th June 2020 Edging ever closer to a supermarket shelf … What a difference seven weeks makes! We’ve had no rain, quite a lot of rain and now hot sunshine, and through it all the crop of wheat I …
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