Little Englander

I'm English. I don't have any problem with that. Do you?

[userwl]

Sheffield. The heart of Englandistan.

[BadgerBotherer]

Having moved between three countries and several places within those countries, I've always felt a strange sense of rootlessness and of not belonging anywhere. It's no wonder that immigrants from further afield have difficulty feeling at home in landscapes that are not deeply rooted in their DNA. Roger Scruton, in his book 'Green Philosophy', called these feelings oikophilia - love of the oikos, or love of home. I envy your attachment to you and your ancestors' native land, Martin.

[mrscruff]

Im a little englander and very proud ...

[RugbyLeagueHistory]

My family historically is from Liverpool. I have never lived there but have visited and for some reason or another it just feels right when I am there. I'm in Stockton-on-tees now and I am proud to say that I live here.

[MultiAlanR]

I recently looked up the 1901 census here in Ireland. It was fascinating to see the record of a young boy, who was my father's father. His mother was just a few miles away, a toddler. My mother was born and raised in the same area. I've been meaning to delve deeper into my ancestry

[JacksonNomad]

Notice how there isn't really any equivalent terms like, "Little Scotlander" or "Little Irelander" etc. What is it about English ethnic identity in particular that terrifies lefties so much? Always be proud of who you are and where you come from, my English brothers. I myself have only a smidgen of English blood, my ancestry is predominately Scottish (Norse-Gaelic most likely) and Irish. My dad was from Orkney and on his side of the family tree I can trace almost 1000 years of ancestral presence on the Orkney and Shetland Islands, most of them farmers, fishermen and the odd sailor. I intend to study mother's family tree next, which is more of a mixed bag, mostly Irish, but with some Lowland Scots and English.

[lextalionis]

I agree, never let any idealogue sever your ancestral ties. Who would believe that researching your family tree is now a political act!

[MartinWillett]

The video here isn't as crisp as it should be. I made the mistake of trying to make a video when my computer had been on for days. There were too many processes running and memory issues caused the video program to crash. As it was saving in a streaming format I could recover what it had produced, but this meant that this material had been processed twice. Most of the video was captured early this month, but one section is a whole year older, but at least it is also mid-May material so the star of the show, the Cheshire countryside, looks similar.

I think I have nailed the way to capture good video from the car. The best results come from having the camera on the roof immediately above my head as I'm driving. This makes the video watchable compared to having the camera on the driver's door which captures a bit of the car and makes it look like every car that passes is going to crash into me. It also is nearer to normal head height and so gives a better view, looking down on tall grass rather than peeping through it. I just have to hope that I don't hit a bug and have the video spoiled. With the oilseed rape in bloom as well as the bluebells there can be quite a few splats as the air is buzzing with insects. I suppose the answer is to pull over every once in a while to photograph the bluebells or the cottages and make sure the lens is clean before setting off again. I have two suction mounts but these are simply not reliable enough to be used without a tether. Accidents do happen and I lost a camera last year. In contrast, the homemade magnetic video camera mount I made, while it looks highly dodgy, is completely reliable. It might begin to peel off at about 150 MPH, but despite appearances I never go quite that fast. The driving videos are nearly always played at a higher speed, but not always the same increased speed, your honour.