Jim Manthorpe

Feeding the birds

Jim — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:55:45 +0000

When I let our chicken out this morning - yes, we only have one; the others have all paid the ultimate price for flirting with dogs and landrovers - I was aware of lots of birds sitting in the beech hedge nearby.

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Stars at last

Jim — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:41:44 +0000

After what feels like three months of solid rain and cloud, we finally have a little bit of high pressure tickling the west coast of Scotland, teasing us with clear skies and dry, frosty mornings.

Stars at last is a post from: Jim Manthorpe

VIDEOS

Jim — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:04:22 +0000

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VIDEOS is a post from: Jim Manthorpe

Back to Knoydart

Jim — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:53:12 +0000

After twelve days in the balmy shires of southern England I made it home to Knoydart on 2nd January.

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Yearning for sun and snow

Jim — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:05:53 +0000

In Knoydart today the sun rose at 9am and will set at 3.42pm giving us just six hours, forty-two minutes of daylight. Of course, those times are for when the sun actually rises above the horizon, assuming the horizon is unobstructed.

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Storm of the decade?

Jim — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:06:17 +0000

They said it would be windy and it was. Technically speaking the storm that hit us on 8th December wasn’t a hurricane – that name only applies to the mega-depressions that blossom in the mid-Atlantic – but the winds were hurricane force.

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Shooting deer – BBC Autumnwatch coverage

Jim — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:29:33 +0000

I watched BBC Autumnwatch’s report on the annual deer cull last night. Liz Bonin gave an excellent insight into this – as they put it – “controversial” subject. The use of this word was my only gripe with the BBC’s approach.

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WEBCAM

Jim — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:15:30 +0000

A view from Knoydart… WEBCAM is a post from: Jim Manthorpe… Read the rest

WEBCAM is a post from: Jim Manthorpe

LINKS

Jim — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:15:10 +0000

www.trailblazer-guides.com Route Guides for the adventurous traveller www.knoydart-foundation.com… Read the rest Community-owned estate in the West Highlands of Scotland.

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CONTACT

Jim — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:10:03 +0000

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CONTACT is a post from: Jim Manthorpe