We arrive at our campsite late in the afternoon. As soon as we get there we see the cairns. The piles of rock at the top of the hills above us. We are fascinated by this landmark but we are tired so it isn’t until the next day that we make the journey to explore [...]
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A Return
Spring is a time of growth and also a time of returns, so this post is an invitation to write about a return in your greenspace. This should be something that returns to you at this time of year. Something that you wait for and that is a sign of the season for you. You [...]
Ivy
Walking in the park a couple of days ago we were drawn to the ivy growing all over some of the trees because we needed to gather food for our stick insects. We pass these trees all the time but that day’s task served as an unexpected invitation to look more closely.As we were looking [...]
Kingfisher
This week we saw a kingfisher on our stretch of the river. I love seeing them. The pure treat of it is something that I don’t think I will ever tire of. This time the experience had me buzzing with energy that I had to write about it as soon as we got home. Not [...]
Journeys – Find A Path and Follow It
Today’s post is an invitation, asking you to find a path and to follow it. Then write about what you experience on your journey. The journey that you make could be long or short. You may make it on foot, on a bike or with your eyes, or a finger. But whatever the mode of [...]
And Then The Rain Came
This week the rain has fallen and fallen and then fallen some more. The ground has been soggy holding moisture in the most unexpected of places and the river has come perilously close to breaching its banks. It’s an incredible sight when the water is high, but at the same time it’s scary as hell. [...]
From Waste to Abundance
On a recent course that I was facilitating we were talking about David Holmgren’s Permaculture Principles. Having looked at the whole list I asked the group if they found any of the principles more difficult of challenging. “Produce no waste!” called out one of the participants. “I mean how is that even possible?” In the [...]
Learning From Patterns in Nature
Permaculture Design is about looking to nature, and associated indigenous wisdom, to take inspiration and to create all manner of things that serve as regenerative solutions for ourselves, our communities and our planet. One of the simplest ways to do this is to look for patterns in the natural world, to think about the function [...]
Use edges and value the marginal
Notes from my Permaculture, Art and Imagination Guild, inspired by the Holmgren principle "use edges and value the marginal"
Observe and Interact
Children exploring the woods as part of a community workshop in Springwater Park Last week on an Introduction to Permaculture Course we were talking about Holmgren’s Permaculture Principles, in particular the first principle: “Observe and interact.” During this conversation we arrived at a point of interest around the difference between interacting with and interacting within. [...]
Liz Postlethwaite 