#ClimateDiary Now this is a story that has cheered me up (not much, recently). It sounds like a really wonderful, thought-through regenerative #restoration project - tree planting done the right way.
And: it is wonderful to see the efforts of people like Guy Shrubsole, George Monbiot and Eoghan Daltun, campaigning and writing about UK and Irish #rainforests for years, bear fruit. All this work does matter. Spurs me on a bit again! #HistoricalEcology#Devon
Last week, we had a day trip to #Torquay but rather than drive or take the train, we decided on a different route. The first leg was a #cycle trip to #Exmouth, about 17 km, followed by a boat trip around the #Devon#coast. The weather was a bit changeable but there were only prospects of short showers.
This is a picture of Brixham harbour, which is only a few miles from where I live. It made the national news last week as the epicentre of an outbreak of cryptosporidium, but is normally thought of as a picturesque fishing port.
It's a popular tourist destination and, to the left of the shot, you can see its well-known replica of Sir Francis Drake's 'Golden Hind', in which he circumnavigated the globe. It's a disturbingly small vessel.
Landscape Photography doesn’t have to be about getting up early running, up a hill and taking a photo. I can’t do any of those things. These were taken by a road or in my wheelchair in the afternoon, the only time I can sit up. Just do what you can, #Dartmoor#Devon. #photography
It’s time to choose the May picture or my 2024 #Dartmoor charity calendar,
Campions near Peter Tavy
Hawthorn and sheep, near Whitchurch Down,
Hawthorn near Peter Tavy,
Which one ? #Devon
I’m working on my new photo book, It will be 70-80 pages, in A4 landscape hardback and any profits will be donated to two Devon hedgehog charities
Which photo for the cover ? Comment and the winner across all my social media platforms will appear on the cover. #Dartmoor#Devon
I had to walk some blues off, and found myself at the Valley of Rocks on a windy day. The rocks are Devonian, full of fossils from deep time; as Julian Cope would say, its magic is deep & severe. Wild goats were on top of the outcrops, giving the whole scene a perfect folk-horror vibe.
You can see the silhouette of the biggest goat on the cliff in pic 1. Very Dennis Wheatley/Rodney Matthews.
“A revolution in the way Britain does politics has begun in Devon. Tory MPs should be afraid”
by George Monbiot in the Guardian @TheGuardian_uk
“This is what democracy looks like: hundreds of people queueing in the rain, seeking to take back control of a political system that treats voters like an afterthought. Last weekend, a remarkable democratic experiment reached its first conclusion. A process that began here in South Devon and is now spreading to other constituencies has allowed voters to reclaim the initiative from centralised and self-interested political parties. It directly confronts our unfair electoral system.”