Stuart Aken's Blog, page 19
August 26, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 26th August 2023
My photos here show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, I bring you a glorious sunset, taken from my study window. The fiery sky inspired me to capture it in the few moments it existed. We are engaged by sunsets more than any other daylight …
August 19, 2023
Wolf Road, by Alice Roberts: #BookReview.
This wonderful story was written for children, but I read and enjoyed it as a man of 75 years because it is so well written. An absorbing, intelligent, imaginative adventure informed by the science the author has lived with and her experience of life in appropriate lands. I’ve followed Alice Roberts’ career with interest ever …
#ScenicSaturday 19th August 2023
My photos here show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, I show you a river in North Yorkshire, the River Swale running through Richmond. The water appears polluted, which is the real case for 90% of England’s fresh water at present, due to profit superseding …
August 15, 2023
The WIP is Done.
At the end of Friday, 11th August, I posted here on the progress of the WIP. At that stage, the book was on chapter 30 and the word count was 71,521. Yesterday I completed the WIP with chapter 33 and a total of 80,799 words. Now I need to do some detailed research for events …
August 12, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 12th August 2023
My photos here show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, I bring you a shot of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England. This is a region where agriculture must follow certain rules to ensure the natural world is left as pristine as possible …
August 11, 2023
The WIP is Growing!
Three weeks ago, I posted about my progress on the WIP. I’m re-writing to the extent that the current work is essentially a second ‘first draft’, in that I’ve made many changes to the content and the style of presentation. At that point, I’d reached 32,427 words in 15 chapters. The alterations have significantly improved …
August 5, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 5th August 2023
My photos here show how beautiful is our world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from our carelessness. Today, I give you a shot of a path through mature oaks and beeches in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.The world is currently deeply scarred by wildfires on most continents. Elsewhere, trees, usually …
July 29, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 29th July 2023
My photos here show how beautiful is our world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from our carelessness. Today we bathe under the warm glow of a sunset on the historic Greek island of Crete. It was taken on a spontaneous trip organised by the husband of our hotel owner, who suggested …
July 23, 2023
Black Harry, by Mark P. Henderson #BookReview.
Subtitled ‘Glossopdale’s Elizabethan folk hero’, this is a fascinating account of the life, actions, attitudes, courage, and determination of a man who can probably be held responsible for significantly improved changes in the relationships between landowner and tenant.The book is set during the reign of Elizabeth I at the time when she incarcerated her cousin, …
Continue reading Black Harry, by Mark P. Henderson #BookReview.
July 22, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 22nd July 2023
My photos here show how beautiful is our world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from our carelessness. This one depicts a panorama of part of the glorious Yorkshire Dales under a summer sky. This part of the country, most of it a National Park and therefore protected from adverse development, has …
