Our Vital Earth

18th August 2014 Today I took the opportunity to do some desk work out of doors, sitting on the terrace by the front door and proof-readin...

2nd August 2014 A warm, boisterous wind is pushing me around today on Bigbury beach, south Devon. I am here with family enjoying the wid...

With such a compelling name, Enchanter's Nightshade must surely have magical powers. Its Latin name Circaea lutetiana was given to us b...

Heronry Wood at Earlham is a mature wood, filled with tall trees casting a deep shade. My eye reaches up into the sunlit canopy where tiny b...

The Broads area of Norfolk is prey to occasional whirlwinds known as 'Roger'. They strike without warning - wrecking buildings and t...

June 21st, 2014 It was a fine day last Thursday. Wisps of cirrus and dispersing vapour trails drew a light veil over the blue sky. The b...

East Beach at Bawdsey, Suffolk - 7th November 2013 A brown lump of sandstone, easily overlooked on the beach. The ghost of a shell impress...