The Dance of Light and Shadow Releasing my grip and falling back into the flow I see the black cat curled in the dappled shade. Light ripples flickering across the hedge, breathing life into everything it touches. Shadows dance. The Sweet rocket swaying, scents the air. Jackdaws glide, leaves rustle. Branches bend and bow, bouncing Read more about The dance of light and Shadow[…]
Dr Zach Bush Bear Grylls https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781434703583/Sons-Lessons-Wild-Adventure-Called-1434703584/plp James May Manlab. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0105yvp Steve Biddulph Raising Boys. https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/1999/jun/20/life1.lifemagazine1 https://biblio.co.uk/book/raising-boys-why-boys-different-how/d/1268884175
A snow of scatterseed settles in a fleecy blanket,A late frost is anticipated. The thunder rolls and rumbles. Growling and cracking as it gets closer. The swallows pile off en masseWill whittles his pipe. Gareth and Ben thin the vegetable seedlings Sheep bleet and baa. The air quivers in anticipation But still the dandelion seeds float Read more about Thunder[…]
Shuntaro Tanikawa Poet https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000j12m BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief – Wordsworth. 2020 marks 250 years since the birth of William Wordsworth, one of England’s most celebrated poets. Wordsworth and his friend and colleague Samuel Taylor Coleridge were pioneers of English Romanticism and they produced works including The Excursion, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Read more about William Wordsworth and Shuntaro Tanikawa[…]
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Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction by Russell Foster and Leon Kreitzman “We have been aware of circadian rhythms for thousands of years without realizing what they were, how they worked, or how crucial they are for our health and well-being. In the 4th century bc, Androsthenes, one of Alexander the Great’s sea captains, described the daily Read more about Rhythms of Life[…]
Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth ~ Radical Love, Poetic Presence and the Art of Lifting Each Other – Monday May 4th 7-8pm https://treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earth?fbclid=IwAR1MAHc_sEBT_POYsI3wM4-zZyDnK5ULGZdcURhularRozExc6wr2–H2KI Clare Dubois you are my inspiration. https://treesisters.org/ https://www.treesisters-nest.org/posts/6131982
The rains have come and the world has burst forth in all its luscious abundance. Even the Ash trees have finally woken up and found their green. The sky is immense, Magnificent in its array of cloud formations.A spit of darkest grey slides across the white expanse And the last rays of evening backlight beatific Read more about Clouds[…]
The Earth’s seasons can be understood as “phases of the Sun”, similar to how the Moon goes through its cycle of phases. This graph shows the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, with the x-axis being time and the y-axis being intensity of Sun energy (blue) and temperature (pink). (For the Southern Hemisphere, this cycle is Read more about Seasonal rhythms[…]
With Sally Davies Precious Woods Song and Gong https://www.facebook.com/gongandsonginpembs/ The Invitation Quietness Inside this new love die. Your way begins on the other side Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. Walk out like somebody born into colour. Do it now. You’re covered with thick cloud. Slide out the side. Die, Read more about Poetry Dive[…]