When Mr and Mrs Sheldrake named their son Merlin they must have known he would weave a little magic into the world, which he did with his fascinating book Entangled life: how fungi make our worlds, … [Read more...] about Thoughts on trees
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Involuntary confinement
Today marks the end of the 10th week since we arrived at Le Plan in Gascony for our usual three-week summer visit. Due to circumstances outside our control we have been unable to return home and for … [Read more...] about Involuntary confinement
Covid Chronicle
Covid Chronicle It is now 12 weeks since we left London for our self-isolation at Puxley, my wife’s farm house in rural Northants, part 18th century, part nineteenth. As luck would have it we had … [Read more...] about Covid Chronicle
Kenya February 2020
When there are so many beautiful places on earth which I have yet to visit it is hard to explain why I keep returning to East Africa, yet I do. It is of course partly the extravagant beauty of the … [Read more...] about Kenya February 2020