Monday 20th May 2019,

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The darkness of the winter solstice

Winter stayed well into April, and as I dug holes for apple trees T. S. Eliot swirled in my head: “April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with [...]

December 20, 2018 Column

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Walking with Ravens and Wonder

Soaring. That is the word. On top of the world, or so it seems, above the busy valleys below, side by side with the ravens as they soar on the up-blasts of winter blizzard rushing skywards. I soar with them, [...]

October 27, 2018 Countryside

"One possible system that has has been mooted for other animals, particularly birds, is a 'quantum compass' based o… https://t.co/ynXDCI7Hom

"The team found evidence in Greenland ice cores that the Earth was bombarded with solar proton particles in 660BC.… https://t.co/gfDKyPjG2s

We'll be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the periodic table of the elements in two of the events in this year'… https://t.co/owtQslH9Mn

"During the last few weeks of her life, Mama, an elderly chimpanzee at a zoo in the Netherlands, received a special… https://t.co/x9WkFIbYBM

"Four years ago, graphic design was Emily's favourite A-level subject but now, instead of palettes and pixels, she… https://t.co/kKdJUqhK9Y