White light and black night
Writing this a couple of days after changing the clocks, an hour forward, pleases me as spring is here. It lifts my spirit as this winter...
What a nerve
Like most people who have heard about the recent poisonings in Salisbury involving a nerve agent, I feel, to say the least, it is...
Who loves a thistle?
I will attempt to answer the question posed in the title of this piece in a little while. Meanwhile lets consider for a moment what is a...
Orchards and Foraging can be fun
I recently attended a Launch Event for a three year lottery funded project to research, conserve and promote orchards in my region. The...
Spare that tree
I have been thinking a lot recently about the toll that storms have been taking on local trees. Adjacent to my house on The Park are...
The eyes have it, the eyes have it
I grew up knowing quite a lot of wild plants by sight and by name (not necessarily the scientific name but the country name). I credit my...
Thinking inside the box
First things first - let me describe the box. It is a wooden box. The dimensions are 18 inches by 18 inches by 9 inches. It is made of...
Times for reflection
I was awakened this morning by the bedside radio alarm. That's quite normal, well perhaps the dawn chorus in spring and summer beats the...
First blog piece
Here goes with my first blog post. Starting from a blank page and with no previous posts makes me think about blank sheets, clean start,...
