Early Fishing
I’ve gained and lost more in the past year than I can remember. I’ve gained time. Several months of it … Continue reading Early Fishing
Tag: Kentish Marshes
The Owl and the Pike
‘Alone and warming his five wits,The white owl in the belfry sits.’ From ‘The Owl’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson … Continue reading The Owl and the Pike
Ghosts of the Winter Marsh- Part Two
‘I saw my world again through your eyes As I would see it again through your children’s eyes’ From … Continue reading Ghosts of the Winter Marsh- Part Two
The Wild Perch of Black Dyke- Part Two
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands… Strange visions of mountains that he … Continue reading The Wild Perch of Black Dyke- Part Two
The Wild Perch of Black Dyke- Introduction
“Autumn… The year’s last, loveliest smile” – John Howard Bryant The Wild Perch of Black Dyke Part One: … Continue reading The Wild Perch of Black Dyke- Introduction
Low Plains Tencher
“All I know is that you’ve got to run, running without knowing why, through fields and woods. And … Continue reading Low Plains Tencher
Part Three- The Carnival and the Queen
“A sadder and a wiser man, He rose the morrow morn” The next evening I duly returned and caught nothing… … Continue reading Part Three- The Carnival and the Queen
Part Two- In Search of Albion Tinca
“Ours was the marsh country…” Kentish cotton ball clouds, blue skies and the endless … Continue reading Part Two- In Search of Albion Tinca
Tench of the Kentish Marshlands- Part One
‘There was a Marsh’, quoth he… Twenty years ago I worked as a labourer for … Continue reading Tench of the Kentish Marshlands- Part One
Postcards from the English Outback 