Organised by Wynd - a neighbour from Southerton - with an introduction to his eccentric museum in Hackney London (www.) Roost - where Corvids collect until they nest I the spring. Abandoned the moment of nesting. Rookery where come spring - late feb to may - corvids next. Roost. Amazingly active. They have 16 hours… Continue reading Mark Cocker on crows on zoom
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Michael’s 86th Lockdown Birthday
All exotic plans scuppered, no North Norfolk like last year, no Paris, no travel due to the Coronavirus Lockdown, then the snow came, so no fish and chips and champagne in Southwold harbour either. It would have to be a home affair. An early highlight of the day was the morning walk to the supermarket,… Continue reading Michael’s 86th Lockdown Birthday
Walking with John Macrea, Pre Sandlings
We've started walking on Sundays. Aged 88, John is an impressively strong and well paced walker. It is a pleasure for both of us, to have company, explore and exercise, these lock down days. I'll keep adding our walks as we find them to this blog. Meanwhile here are our few first exploratory walks Five… Continue reading Walking with John Macrea, Pre Sandlings
Bill Gates letter
Bill Gates foundation working on health for over a decade now, world health, and involved with the Ebola epidemic - so this is up his street. He talks about the next stages:prioritizing equity and getting ready for the next pandemic. Not so straightforward - I first heard the Bill Gates theory in my woodland from… Continue reading Bill Gates letter
A bug walking across the ground
Read this last night, while reading Merlin Sheldrake, of Terrence McKenna I always thought death would come on the freeway in a few horrifying moments, so you'd have no time to sort it out. Having months and months to look at it and think about it and talk to people and hear what they have… Continue reading A bug walking across the ground
Belly of the beast to building bridges
With half a million Americans dead, and nearly 100,000 UK dead, in both cases more than all in WW2. Inauguration 2021Michael, Bobji Kali myself and a cup of lapsange tea, that became champagne, on a sofa in Magnolia House, Halesworth, on a dull day, watched the US inauguration of Joseph Biden, ordinary Jo from Delaware,… Continue reading Belly of the beast to building bridges
Protected: 1994 Volga with Bob and Greenpeace
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Zhenya Usov, Russia 1994
I am back in Russia today. The snow came unexpectedly, I found a fur hat to wear, and Irena called me as I was walking the dogs: Eugenia (Zhenya Usov) has died of COVID, she said. I am back in Russia, in 1994, all day. Moscow St Petersburg, and a long drive to a lake… Continue reading Zhenya Usov, Russia 1994
End of the unloved camper
Sold. To Zoe and Lee, who will love it, transform it and use it. Unloved from the start, for it was purchased as I rose to a gauntlet of Barry's (you never decide immediately), regretted since, and a determination to stick with my gut. But who could not enjoy such a smooth ride and trouble… Continue reading End of the unloved camper
Doing more with less
How to manage infinite growth on a finite planet. One of the greatest challenges facing humanity today is to maintain the healthy growth necessary to lift the world’s one billion people out of absolute poverty and manage the natural resources required for the well-being of nine billion people by 2050 – all while keeping environmental… Continue reading Doing more with less
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