Organic food – a glossary #4
“Is organic food any better for you?”, people ask, as if that’s the only worthwhile question to ask. A follow up question …
Critically endangered – a glossary #3
Life on Earth is in dire trouble. The Living Planet Report 2020 reports: “The global Living Planet Index continues to decline. It …
Biodiversity – a glossary #2
Biodiversity is a pretentious term used by people who want to sound as if they understand something that you don’t. Usually, using …
Conservation – a glossary #1
Conservation sounds like it should be a good thing, a thing with which everyone agrees. We all want to conserve the natural …
Edward Everard
I worked in Bristol for several years and frequently diverted my route across the city to see the Edward Everard building. Everard …
A Tivoli view
I loved our trip to Tivoli. This view through the ancient doorways of the Renaissance masterpiece is particularly effective, especially when you …
Tivoli
I love this photograph from our trip to Villa d’Este in Tivoli. The breathtaking 16th Century gardens are enough to take the …
Under the bridge
It’s raining so we take shelter under the bridge. No, not the multi-million pound club in the grounds of Chelsea Football Club; …
The Overconsumption Chronicles – Volume 2
Today, chronicling the difficulty of repairing things. I’m attempting to consume less, yet I’m finding the rest of society isn’t organised to …
Grotesque
It was my birthday this week and unusually I’ve been able to see my birthday present being made in front of me. …
The Overconsumption Chronicles – Volume 1
When people complain about overconsumption there’s an inalienable truth at play. It’s the same truth that governs people’s attitudes to income. The …
The woman with sausages
Listen to artists. It doesn’t matter that you don’t understand them yet. Listen to them; then do what they suggest. They have …
A Teignmouth evening
I’ve been coming to Teignmouth and Shaldon in South Devon since I was a child. We would have two weeks holiday in …
Environmentalists sabotaging themselves with their own words?
Why does the green and environmental movement constantly sabotage itself with its choice of language?
Life
Life is precious. One of the most emotional experiences for me in 2017 was a visit to Beachy Head. I was there …
The Secret Diary of Hadrian’s Mole Age 1,879
There’s a huge castle in the city of Rome. It used to be the highest building in the city. It was built …
Bristol and the Colston bun
I’ve spent a few days in Bristol city centre recently, going to music and theatre events and wandering around with my camera. …
A billion bottles a day
Last year we used well over a billion plastic bottles a day. Fewer than half of these bottles were collected for recycling. …
Accademicals
They say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. That may have been true in the times …