The Stories

Perhaps the 'meat' of Earthlight, these stories enable you to relive some of my real life encounters during my times out in nature. Most are based quite local to our home on the edge of the West Pennine Moors here in Anglezarke. A healthy blend of prose, imagery and film I hope you'll find something to entertain, inform and inspire you.

December 2, 2021

Encounter at Devils Kitchen, Snowdonia.

This was a most unexpected moment. I've been close to herons and ravens before


September 5, 2019

Meadow Fox Magic

She sits under the apple tree, enjoying a sweet dessertThe falling light washed the


April 21, 2019

Rivington Roe – the story begins

I’m looking right into his eyes as he tastes the fresh new blackberry leaf


October 18, 2017

One Fine Autumn Morning

It was always going to be a slow morning. The rain had eased to


July 4, 2017

Dragonfly Dreaming

  I sat on the banks of the small lake, hypnotised by the flicker of


May 27, 2017

The Scorpion Fly

Walking down the new-to-me footpath with my family I didn't know I was going


April 20, 2017

Birch Life

Nature has the ability to claim back her space on a whim, or so


February 10, 2017

Withnell Fold Nature Reserve

Veiled in the morning cloud of winter the linear woodland hugs the line of


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