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Thoughts on Noticing Stripes
I’ve been noticing stripes in the landscape around where I live for a long time. It might be because this bit of Norfolk near the Wash is so flat. Being flat the lines are straighter. It makes it easy to see the stripes of fields, one behind another,…

Printing With Leaves
At this time of year, in late spring and early summer before the summer solstice, everything is so beautifully green. The leaves are lovely in the autumn, and earlier in the spring there is blossom, but this time of year is wonderful too. As I’ve said before, it’s…

Gathering Green: A Gentle Creative Invitation
I’ve said before about autumn being one of my 4 favourite seasons, and I could say the same about this time of year. When late spring starts to gently roll round to summer, it is beautiful. Not yet high summer, with its heat and parched lawns, but still…

Thoughts on Forest Bathing
What is Forest Bathing? Forest bathing, also known as shinrin-yoku, originated in Japan in the 1980s. It involves spending time in nature, walking very slowly or being still, and using all five senses to engage with the forest environment. It’s based on scientific studies that show that spending…