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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
I drew a map without roads for a project that I am working on. I love that in the map the two beautiful rivers in my borough are revealed as a spine running right through. And how it highlights the way that roads have come to dominate, and often blight, our communities, landscapes and lives. [...]
"A Deep Time Walk is a transformative journey through 4.6bn years of Earth history via an interactive 4.6km narrated walk. It is an invitation to view the world differently, encouraging positive action and advocacy for a regenerative Earth. My vision is to create an ensemble of geographically specific and culturally nuanced Deep Time Walks, providing [...]
There are more acres of garden in the UK Than there are acres of National Park. More patios and well tended lawns Than Cairngorms, Brecon Beacons and Exmoors. More decking and garden sheds Than wide wild open spaces. But what if we all decided to open our garden gates a little To let a bit [...]
Planting seeds. An exercise in blind faith. A physical manifestation of your belief in nature. A sense of trust in nothing more than a dot Which encapsulates all that we know about life And existence. A sense of expectation. Of things that haven't happened yet. A belief in the future And of the possibility of [...]
Liz Postlethwaite 