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...