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A late afternoon walk up and around Battlesbury Hill in search of the Essex Skipper. As they’re virtually indistinguishable from Small Skippers, I looked for any Skipper and photographed it, ideally from a “head on” perspective. Afterwards, I would check the images, paying attention to the antennae. All except one were definitely Small Skippers, the… Continue reading 24th July

Working on Part.2 of a feature for Cumbria Butterfly Conservation.

A ride to Bahnstormer at Alton. I made tentative steps towards a new R1200 GS Adventure. Also, working on Part.2 of a feature for Cumbria Butterfly Conservation.

An overnighter in Rye, and an enjoyable day at the Lydd Kart Circuit for Zac’s Club 100 series.

A ride out to Salisbury Plain with Fuzz to the Bustard area near Larkhill in search of the Essex Skipper. Our mission was successful and we completed our project of seeing/identifying all species of UK butterfly. I captured some decent images. Later, we visited Battlesbury Hill to finish off our season.

An overnighter in London to catch guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Caipi project at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho.

Writing Pt.2 of “Zen & The Art of Seeking Out The UK’s Butterfly Species by Motorcycle” for Butterfly Conservation Cumbria’s twice yearly newsletter. Content used for this is also planned for a wider project.

Completing Pt.2 of “Zen & The Art of Seeking Out The UK’s Butterfly Species by Motorcycle” for Butterfly Conservation Cumbria’s twice yearly newsletter.

An overnighter in a heatwave drenched London, to see harpist Brandee Younger perform with her band at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho.

An overnight in Harlow, ahead of Zac’s Club100 Karting series meeting – a good day at the office for him.

Bank holiday weekend with Amanda in Aldeburgh, on the Suffolk coast. Our trip included a visit to the Minsmere Reserve and Dunwich Heath Nature Reserves.

An overnight stop in London, to catch the unique jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan perform at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho

– A visit to the “beery” Dutch Grand Prix at the unique Zandvoort Circuit, staying in nearby Amsterdam.

A ride down the “303” and across the Blackdown Hills to see an old friend at Tiverton. The ride back was up and across to Bampton, Wiveliscombe and Taunton, then across the Somerset Levels to Glastonbury, Frome and home to Warminster.

A morning “cold-water swim” at Studland.

A visit to the Llandow Circuit in South Wales for a round of Zac’s Club 100 kart series. A promising, but frustrating day. We stayed just outside Bridgend.

A morning “cold-water swim” at Studland, followed by a stop in Wareham.

A ride down to Fuzz’s place at Payhembury near Honiton to discuss our 2024 motorcycle trip to Iceland. Afterwards, we rode to Lyme Regis, finding a few places open despite the Bank Holiday for Queen Elizabeth’s State Funeral.

The last piece of the jigsaw for riding the coast roads of England – from Penzance to Plymouth, even though I’d done bits of it previously. Firstly, a ride down to Penzance the quickest way for an overnight stay ahead of two days of “proper riding”. The route included Marazion, Porthleven, Helston, Mullion, Mullion Cove,… Continue reading 23rd – 25th September

A “wild” swim at Studland.

A ride up to Loughborough University for a business conference, taking in Devizes, Marlborough, the edges of Oxford and Towcester, Weedon, then a diversion via Market Harborough and Leicester.

Down the M1 from Loughborough to central London, for Ida Nielsen & The Funkbots performing at Ronnie Scotts.

Return home from London, taking a detour to Stockbridge.

An overnighter at Weedon, close to the Whilton Mill Kart Circuit, for Zac’s Club 100 Series.

Another “wild” swim at Studland in Dorset.

Working on completing the image choice and captions for three new calendars.

An overnighter in London to catch Gretchen Parlato at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.

A ”wild” swim at Studland in Dorset.

Completing the design and content of three new Calendars – our 2023 Diving Dreams Calendars, the 2023 Butterfly Effect Calendar and a new Butterfly Effect Infinity Calendar.

An excellent and long-awaited diving trip (postponed 2 years due to Covid) to Wakatobi off South East Sulawesi in Indonesia. Our journey took us via Singapore to Bali where we stayed two nights, then the flight out to Tomia Island to join the excellent Pelagian liveaboard for a week, and then a further week of… Continue reading 21st October – 11th November

Following our return from Indonesia, we saw the excellent Porcupine Tree perform at Wembley Arena, and on the following morning, drove to Buckmore Park to see Zac race in the Club100 Series. After that, it was home and several days of jet-lag!

Our new calendars have arrived – Diving Dreams 2023, The Butterfly Effect 2023 and The Butterfly Effect Infinity. They all look good.

A “wild swim” visit to Studland in Dorset, with breakfast afterwards at Swanage. The temperature’s dropping!

Working on completing my “Motorbutter Cyclefly” story

The Wakatobi Dive Resort in Indonesia display three of Jeremy’s images on the big digital screen at the “Longhouse”. Thanks to Chris Gloor for inviting me to contribute these.

More work on completing “Motorbutter Cyclefly.”

Wild swimming at Studland in Dorset, with brunch afterwards at Wareham.

More work on completing “Motorbutter Cyclefly.” Getting there now.

A bit more work on completing “Motorbutter Cyclefly.” Closing in on a final version.

Wild swimming at Studland in Dorset. Got cold!

More work on completing “Motorbutter Cyclefly.” A final draft now exists! Evening at Bournemouth seeing the Ozric Tentacles and Gong.

A business trip to the French capital of Paris, and nearby Versailles.

Attending free improvisation jam session, hosted by Al Summers.

Completing my “Motorbutter Cyclefly” extended feature about tracking down all the UK species of butterfly with my mate Fuzz, using my motorcycle as the means of transport.

A drive down Studland through ice and snow for a wild swim. A big shiver!

A Christmas Eve wild swim at Studland. Amanda raised circa £200 for Cancer Research.

A visit to the coast of North Norfolk based out of Cromer. During our trip, we visited Blakeney, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Hunstanton and Kings Lynn, as well as the Snettisham and Titchwell RSPB Reserves (sightings included Curlew, Whopper Swan, Redshank, Pink Footed Geese, Knot, Turnstone, Dunlin, Ring Necked Plover and Water Rail). En route home, travelled cross… Continue reading 27th – 30th December

The second part of a feature for Butterfly Conservation’s Cumbria branch is published in their twice-yearly newsletter and update.

A visit to Butterfly Conservation’s Butterfly Recorders Event with Fuzz in central Birmingham. The last “physical” version of this interesting gathering was in 2019 thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. We met some interesting people and heard some excellent presentations about many aspects of butterfly recording, conservation, science and photography. The ride home was down the… Continue reading 25th – 26th March

A solo weekend motorcycle trip to London, to grab a bit of “writing time”, and to catch the Californian jazz-fusion guitarist Lee Ritenour perform at Ronnie Scott’s with his band.Rode home via Stockbridge for brunch.

An Easter visit to Cambridge, stopping en route at Wantage and Fermyn Wood on the way up, and Bicester on the return leg. We enjoyed great weather, and explored the historic (and academic) central area which included visiting an exhibition of the work of Lucie Rie. We also enjoyed a walk across the meadows to… Continue reading 7th – 10th April

An overnighter at Weedon Bec near Northampton, for a round of Zac’s Club 100 Series at nearby Whilton Mill.

A day for a spot of writing.

An overnighter in London to catch Shri Sriram perform with his quartet at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.

Some bits of time writing, in amongst other tasks.

A really enjoyable and interesting few days in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. A chance to grab a few “snaps”.Great to see Sergio Perez (“Checo”) defeat reigning World Champion Max Verstappen.

Working from home in the afternoon, but grabbed an interlude walk up to Battlesbury Hill as the sun was shining. Some Spring butterfly species on the wing such as Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Orange Tip, Holly Blue and Dingy Skipper, but no sign of the Duke of Burgundies or Marsh Fritillary as yet.

A ride to Devon to see Fuzz and discuss our upcoming European motorcycle tour. Whilst there, we rode to the Dunsford Wood nature reserve on the edge of Dartmoor, and also continued from there to Morehampstead and Bovey Tracey, which was a nice stint of road.

Researching routes and booking stops along the way for our motorcycle tour in Europe.

A walk up Cotley Hill, not much butterfly action considering the weather and the time of year. A strange Spring.

A ride to Bristol to collect an intercom system for Fuzz and I, for our European motorcycling trip. I then rode down to Devon to see him, to test it out. We took a ride to Lyme Regis from where I travelled home, via Bridport, Dorchester, Blandford and Shaftesbury.

Packing and sorting for our European motorcycle trip.

Motorcycling in Europe with Fuzz. Our trip took us under the English Channel to Calais where our journey started in earnest. We travelled first into Belgium (stopping briefly at Bruges) and into Holland where we stayed at Almere, our base for visiting the excellent Oostvardplassen re-wilding project. Our onward journey took us across Germany, staying… Continue reading 25th May – 11th June

An overnight in Harlow (Essex) with Zac, for a round of his Club 100 Kart Series.

A day trip with Fuzz on the bikes to the Knepp Wildlands. We saw umpteen Purple Emperors – at least 50, but probably more – perhaps more like 70 or so. A special experience.

A remote working day based at Petworth in the South Downs, followed by two days in the Knepp Wildlands. Still lots of Purple Emperor action, but nothing like the week before.

Our annual pilgrimage to Silverstone, for the Formula One Grand Prix.

A visit to the Clay Pigeon Kart Circuit near Yeovil for Zac’s Club 100 series, followed by a visit to London to catch Lakecia Benjamin perform at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London.

Working on our new “Diving Dreams” and “Butterfly Effect” Calendars for 2024, and also aspect of our new website.

Butterfly Conservation use Jeremy’s image to promote Duke of Burgundy conservation work.

A ride to Alton from MOT, Servicing and Repair work on the R1200 GS Adventure. Went home on a courtesy bike – an 850 GS.

Return ride to Alton to collect my R1200 GS Adventure – an expensive day. Home via the West Meon crossroads, onto the A272 to Winchester, then Stockbridge, Amesbury, Larkhill, Orcheston and Tilshead.

Working sporadically on a writing project and website content.

A trip down to Romney Marsh, staying overnight in the historic town of Rye. Zac was competing in his Club 100 Kart series at (a very wet) Lydd.

A few hours getting into a new writing project, sat a Coffee One in Warminster.

Working on website related items, and also on a writing project.

A Bank Holiday weekend stay in the New Forest based at a nice apartment in Lymington. We had a bit of a recharge, and on one of the days went over to the Isle of Wight, to the small historic town of Yarmouth.

An overnighter in London to see Goldie perform with his band at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. A very enjoyable gig, and a very unusual one for the venue.

Stints of working on a writing project, and other forward planning stuff.

An overnighter in South Wales, near Bridgend ahead of Zac’s Club 100 Karting series meeting at Llandow. He secured his first pole position and raced to joint third overall, unfortunately losing out on the podium by a tie-breaker based on race lap time. The margin was about a tenth of a second.

A remote working start to the week using trains and coffee shops, with evening at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London to see John Etheridge perform with his Zappatistas ensemble.

A small time window of working on the new website.

Booking the ferry for motorcycling Iceland in the Summer of 2024. To go there, we need to ride to Hirtshals in northern Denmark. We’re also planning to hop off in the Faroe Islands for a quick ride around for 3 days. Next, we’ve got to start working on our route and ideas for the trip.

Working on an ongoing writing project.

Sporadic work planning a busy year, and continuing onwards with a writing project.

A day of planning and organising at home, getting the New Year up and running.

A trip to Mikes Dive Store in London to buy a new skin (Jeremy) and wetsuit (Amanda). We had a quick stop off in Marlborough on the way, and Windsor on the way back.

A day of organising, with most time spent on my upcoming Spain, France, Andorra and Portugal motorcycle trip in the Summer.

A good conversation with Mark Evan of Scuba Diver magazine about submitting features in 2025.

A “birding” stay in the New Forest, based out of a Shepherds Hut in Sway. On the first day, I visited Clay Hill Heath (a wooded area between Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst), Hatch Pond near Beaulieu, finishing with a short visit to Lepe overlooking the Solent.

A good catch up with friend and talented artist Kimberley Watts, and a discussion about a future collaboration.

The first of some regular sessions with friend, graphic designer and digital all-rounder Darren Haines to work on updating website content.

A weekend in the Cotswolds, visiting Ravensroost Wood and Malmesbury on the Saturday and also Cirencester that evening, and on Sunday, attending a Wiltshire Ornithological Society “birding” walk visiting sites around the Cotswold Water Park area where we saw 62 species of bird.

Another get together with friend, graphic designer and digital all-rounder Darren Haines to work on updating website content.

A ride down to Devon, to pick up Fuzz at his place near Honiton, and then visit the RSPB Bowling Green Reserve near Topsham on the Exe Estuary. A good day, with a rare sighting of Water Rail out in open, plus for me in particular Ruff, Greenshank and Pintail (a species of duck being… Continue reading 25th January

A wet and windy day at home. Time for some admin and organising, and helping Amanda complete the RSPB Garden Bird Watch.

An overnighter in London to catch a guitar extravaganza at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in the form of “The Great Guitars” featuring Bireli Lagrene, Martin Taylor and Ulf Wakenius. We heard and witnessed a stunning display of virtuosity and musicality.

An enjoyable jam and improvisation session with a few musicians in Warminster.

Another one of my weekly catch-ups with friend, graphic designer and digital all-rounder Darren Haines to work on updating website content.

An overnighter in London to catch PBUG at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London’s Soho district. On the 8th, our son Zac sets off on his travels, starting in Thailand…