tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post4729813913247588462..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: Desert Island Books - Part OneSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-76498856187987136932016-03-16T20:31:09.024+00:002016-03-16T20:31:09.024+00:00I know North Rona very well. Visited many timed wi...I know North Rona very well. Visited many timed with the expedition ships I used to work on. I'm not given to notions of mystical fancy but there is something going on in Rona. It remains, of all the incredible and beautiful places I have visited, by far the most important to me.unclefishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585289006226561932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-73723359252334153372016-03-07T17:45:58.638+00:002016-03-07T17:45:58.638+00:00Re-live the pleasure Paul - always worth another r...Re-live the pleasure Paul - always worth another read!Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-67727232974517433462016-03-07T10:34:37.052+00:002016-03-07T10:34:37.052+00:00I haven't read 'Seventy Years of Birdwatch...I haven't read 'Seventy Years of Birdwatching' for years but to my delight I found a copy in my Mum's bookcase (but minus the dust jacket). Forgotten what a great read it is.Paul Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782156193656480631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-23925011283110337332016-03-06T15:12:06.079+00:002016-03-06T15:12:06.079+00:00I'll get onto the case straight away - it is a...I'll get onto the case straight away - it is a fantastic concept!Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-4975939175054240062016-03-06T05:48:29.575+00:002016-03-06T05:48:29.575+00:00I was working on the diversity principle, a load o...I was working on the diversity principle, a load of, same theme, UK natural history books on a desert island would not only be limited for relieving boredom but also wouldn't help you identify the local fauna anyway.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-8109172686012774922016-03-05T21:50:17.224+00:002016-03-05T21:50:17.224+00:00Thanks for those Derek. Some I don't know, so ...Thanks for those Derek. Some I don't know, so will look them up.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-41081841919075250162016-03-05T21:28:45.478+00:002016-03-05T21:28:45.478+00:00Very hard to make a choice but here are my eight:-...Very hard to make a choice but here are my eight:- Wind in the Willows (1st by a long way)- Eye of the Wind (Peter Scott) - Narrow Boat (LTC Rolt) - Ian Botham (Simon Wilde) - Wildlings (Duff Hart-Davis) - Down the Highway (Howard Sounes) - The Loving Spirit (Daphne de Maurier) - Dylan Thomas the Poems Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-64550216059072739362016-03-05T21:01:00.073+00:002016-03-05T21:01:00.073+00:00It ought to be compulsory for all natural history ...It ought to be compulsory for all natural history bloggers to join in!Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-2788486518450974722016-03-05T20:34:42.105+00:002016-03-05T20:34:42.105+00:00Marvellous stuff, Steve! I am two-thirds through &...Marvellous stuff, Steve! I am two-thirds through 'In Pursuit of Butterflies' and don't want it to end. And as you know I am a great fan of 'Seventy Years of Birdwatching'... 'Island Years' though is new to me - and I can't wait to get hold of a copy!<br /><br />This is one of the delights of this Desert Island Books thing - stumbling across some new gems. Thanks so much for this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com