Category: 2020

After a very dry time, rain arrived and greened the spring landscape,  glistening the soil, cleaning the sap green leaves. I notice this year the ochre green of the oak leaves emerging. The ash still naked. Opening stick circle, one trying to fabricate a lift using magnates, which prooved to be so strong, they bruised… Continue reading Coronovirus Lockdown – 6 Wednesday – Forest School and numbers

Distracted, I find this page on the Hubble.  1922 Edwin Hubble, at the Pasadena Observatory, measured the distances and velocities of galaxies, which led to his discovery of the expanding Universe. Work began in 1982 on a 2.4 meter mirror, and in April 1990, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope was launched into Earth orbit from the… Continue reading Coronavirus Lockdown – Week 6 – HUBBLE

We've had Easter. The days were like other days, lockdown, empty streets. One Christian head conducted his mass from his kitchen, far more impressive than an empty cathedral. I haven't written in a few days. Weather has kept me outside watching seeds germinate. We had two family zoom meetings on (Easter) Sunday. Michael, Candy, Edward,… Continue reading Coronavirus Lockdown Week 4 Tuesday

The world figures for death from Coronavirus surpassed the 100,000 mark. The UK also passed a milestone, 960 died in one day. And this only in hospitals, carehomes are not in the calculation. Meanwhile Trump only talks economics. 'Yes, I listen to the public heath advice, and yes we will open as soon as we… Continue reading Coronavirus lockdown week 3 Friday

We are reading Overstory, the story of Patricia unemcumbered by status or social need, influenced by John Muir, finds through her Gas Mas Spectrometer that trees under attack pump out insecticide to save their lives. More than this, trees a little way away amp up their own defences even though they are not affected. Her… Continue reading Coronavirus lockdown week 3 Thursday

It was a busy day, 4 ticks and an unexpected. My question to day is how many people would have died in the year ordinarily of health and age compared to CORVID 19 deaths - that seem to rise and rise. Today in the UK gone the cry for PPE, today we have bodybag shortages.… Continue reading Coronavirus lockdown week 3 Wednesday

News late last night was Boris taken into hospital day 10 of his virus. He did not look well on the last public address he gave from issolation. Even though he took us out of Europe, even though I do not like his politics, I would not wish conavirus on anyone. The more we hear… Continue reading Coronavirus lockdown week 3 Tuesday

Dear Maddie (and Mitko)! ! They held on didn’t they, hoping against hope that they could do it and hold a socially distanced festival. ! ! Very annoyed with your flights cancelled and no refund. Who were you flying with? Could you negotiate an exchange with a ticket for next year roughly same time to… Continue reading Coronavirus letter to Maddie

April 2020 Dearest Louise I often wonder why has it taken me so long to write to you. I think of talking to you most Sunday’s and other days too, collecting both ideas and questions for you. It’s a reward, you see, a gift to write to you. I feel the need to clear the… Continue reading Coronavirus letter to Louise

US suffers worst daily death toll in the world at nearly 1,200