Category: journal

1 September 2026
21 August 2026

I’ve sun on my back and wind in my hair as I walk along the beach at Covehithe, damp rain-dappled golden sand under my grateful bare feet. I’m intrigued by intricate candlewax dribbles of sand washed down the yellow cliffs after the recent thundery rain – the first…

13 August 2026

A delightful conjunction of astronomical events yesterday and this morning. A 95% solar eclipse at teatime, and the Perseid meteor shower in the wee small hours of today. I didn’t join the huge queues of people trying to buy eclipse glasses in Bridport or begging on Facebook, as…

15 July 2026

Living in the countryside, the dusty smell of harvest is very evocative. Walking back from Uplyme this morning, I passed a stubble field where the oilseed rape had been combined a couple of days ago, and the aroma was very redolent of August, even though we’re still in…

1 July 2026

This post is prompted by a year-long course I’m doing, emphasizing the importance of both presence and being ‘in the moment’. An evening walk down the lane from my house – just a few hundred steps in the cool evening breeze just before sunset. Long shadows, golden light…