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The design of the Solway: an aerial perspective, part 2

Posted on September 7, 2015 by solwayshorewalker

September 2nd, 0845h: Andrew Lysser, pilot, aerial photographer, instructor, and owner of Cumbria Gyroplanes, and I lifted off from the runway at Carlisle airport in a silver-coloured gyroplane. This time I wasn’t nervous, and there was no wall of rain … Continue reading →

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The design of the Solway: an aerial perspective, part 1

Posted on August 10, 2015 by solwayshorewalker

To understand how something works, you need to understand not only its design, but its interconnections and interactions with its surroundings. So it is with the Solway Firth. My ongoing fascination with the Firth’s ‘design’ is why I have recently … Continue reading →

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Loom-stones and fish-traps

Posted on March 21, 2014 by solwayshorewalker

“It’s a loom-stone. A warp-weight.” We were standing by the cars, at the end of a couple of hours’ walking, talking and guddling in the pools near Allonby, and one of the walkers had been showing us some objects that … Continue reading →

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