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Oxford in Lockdown

November 23, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

In late October I paid a visit to Oxford, my first since last year. Despite it being half term the…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: architecture, buildings, landmarks, Oxford, Oxfordshire, tourism, travel

100% Squirrel

November 13, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

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Nikon Z6 – First Impressions

November 12, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

I recently treated myself to a mirrorless SLR. Having used Nikons for as long as I can remember I went…

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Posted in: Hobbies, Photography, Wildlife Filed under: Camera, high ISO, images, Nikon 24-200mm lens, Nikon Z6, photos, quality

Collapsed Wall

October 7, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

The wall at the front of our house collapsed overnight…….

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Uncategorized Filed under: boundary, collapse, damage, dry stone wall, garden, wall

Hook Norton Footpaths -8 Walks around the village

September 4, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

The booklet has now been published and is available from me at a cost of £4 plus P&P of £1.50.…

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Posted in: Activities, Hook Norton, Local History, Travel Filed under: countryside, exercise, footpaths, leisure, Oxfordshire, paths, routes, villages, walking

Seek app

August 26, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

Recently I have been using Seek, a free app by iNaturalist to identify plants and other wildlife I encounter on…

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Posted in: Activities, Wildlife Filed under: animals, app, dog, free, helpful, id, identification, plants, recognition, useful

New articles

August 18, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

I enjoy writing articles about items I have researched. Most of them are linked to my family history research. A…

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Posted in: Activities, Hobbies Filed under: articles, blog post, Child Farm Workers, factual, genealogy, historic, history, post, social history, Window Tax, writing

Walks around Hooky – Map

July 28, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

Work on the revised walks booklet is progressing and we hope to get it printed in August. Colour maps will…

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Posted in: Activities, Hook Norton, Local History, Travel Filed under: exercise, footpaths, lesiure, pastime, routes, village, walk, walking, walks

Walks around Hooky

July 9, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

Recently I have been testing the walking routes that will be in the revised Walks around Hooky booklet the local…

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Posted in: Activities, Hook Norton, Local History, Travel Filed under: countryside, exercise, footpaths, leisure, Oxfordshire, paths, routes, villages, walking

Woodworking – a new skill

June 12, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

I’ve already made two planters for the garden. Having found an unused set of wheels for my tool chest I…

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Posted in: Activities, Hobbies Filed under: construction, guides, jigsaw, leisure, making, pastime, router, saw, track, wood, woodworking, workshop

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