BOOKS WORTH SHARING
I love collecting books but there's no point in them sitting collecting dust. My books are available to borrow in return for a facebook like + share, short review and postage costs.
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If you would like to borrow a book please email me on the address below or contact me via Facebook. I look forward to hearing from you!
each one grows and strengthens, vague and changing and beautiful, sometimes imbued with our own feelings, imaginings and longings...
took me to the very edge of being a human. Then it took me past that place to somewhere I wasn't human at all.
When I was by the river I was somewhere else…disconnected from the city and a world away from problems. It was my escape from people, work, awkward situations, even from myself.
China in 2098. Three stories interwoven, a timely reminder of the importance of insects.....
adventurers of all ages. Clear, easy to navigate and covers all the bases. Highly recommend.
million acre-feet of water rains onto the earth. There is, even today, enough to go around. The difficulty is in insuring that water is always where we need it, when we need it and in a suitable state.
young weeds, a picture could well be worth ten thousand words.
woodpile. Stopping now and then, but never too long. I've never seen a man change like he did. Old age and infirmity were still there but with the sudden flowering of spirit and energy he was able to keep them in their place.
examine shells, botanical finds or fossils my mental clamour is quietened and a calm descends.
rewilding can work...if it can happen here, on our depleted patch of land in the over-developed, densely populated south-east of England, it can happen anywhere...
extreme physio. Maybe I'll have to keep walking all my life'. 'Don't joke - we might have to anyway. But I don't care. If it keeps you well, I'll walk forever'.
a plastic bag in your pocket. It's handy when the thing you want to keep dry is your bum. It's harder to sit for a long time when you have rising damp in your underclothes.
Swifts are here again, shredding the sky in their hooligan gangs; those handbrake-turners, those wheelie-pullers, those firers-up of the afterburners.
what the weather is doing and how it influences your experience - how the air feels and how the light reflects off the surfaces around you inhale the earthy aroma of petrichor as dry ground is nourished by long awaited raindrops. We know that getting outside is good for you and I'm an advocate for getting out, whatever the weather.
with this month by month guide to the world around you - including key dates, moon phases, sunrises and tide timetables, hedgerows and garden tasks, seasonal sauces and recipes, celebrations and songs.
the pied wagtails fly in and out of the nest. How could I feel lonely when there are such things? Wildlife is my refuge. When Im sitting and watching, grown ups usually ask if Im OK. Like its not OK to just sit and process the world, to figure things out and watch other species go about their day. Wildlife never dissapoints like people can.
with but bursting with interesting historical and modern day information about the Thames and rivers in general. Definitely inspires a Thames-long walk....
eating food that makes me feel good, from a source that I am comfortable with. I hope that I am not too annoying at dinner parties, I make mistakes, I am greedy and inconsistent, but I am trying. To me, that is being an ethical carnivore.
take only a handful of each species, but when the moment came, he couldn't resist emptying out entire trays....