I was thinking recently about how much my life is well insulated from the weather, seasons and nature. A lot of the time I’m in a bubble of my well insulated and centrally heated house (something I definitely appreciate) with electric lighting, working at my...
I’m remembering a walk in January when a lone tree in a field caught my attention, the shape of the branches against the sky, how stripped back it was without leaves or flowers or fruit of any kind, how during the Winter all the scars from fallen branches and...
There is something deeply hopeful about seeing the snowdrops emerging in the first months of the year. Even if it isn’t Spring yet (as my daughter tried to persuade me last week – “look Mummy, there are snowdrops, it must be Spring”) snowdrops...
As the bluebells start to flower again, I thought that I would mention a couple of bluebell woods close to me that I have enjoyed visiting. Nidd Gorge near Knaresborough Bluebells in Nidd GorgeA bench next to the River Nidd Nidd Gorge near Knaresborough is a Woodland...
One of my favourite places, the view from Grinton Moor across to Reeth in Swaledale (Yorkshire Dales). I wrote in July about how I’m trying to give myself a theme each month for gathering inspiration. The first theme was skies and you can read the full post...
I’ve found that giving myself a specific theme to think about when I’m gathering inspiration helps – otherwise there are just too many ideas and options. I thought that for the rest of the year I would give myself a different theme each month and...
