Tag Archives: nature

In Arnside

We drove up to Arnside yesterday in Mum’s car. Despite weather warnings to the contrary, the drive proceeded uneventfully. Once freed from the strictures of driving, I took a quick evening walk up the Knot at the back of the … Continue reading

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Cockchafer infestation

Tonight, we went along to a barbecue that Ines Lindner and the students at the Muthesius Kunsthochschule in Kiel (see previous post) were holding on a piece of wasteground off Köpenicker Straße by the Spree. Ines invited me as one … Continue reading

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Hotline to God

On the trip with my Dad to Norfolk, we took in a couple ruined priories, as is our wont. After visiting the stalagmite remains of Thetford Priory, we visited the much more extant but nevertheless thoroughly ruined Castle Acre Priory. … Continue reading

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A Voyage with my Father

Between 28 and 30 May, I finally took my Dad away for a weekend to Suffolk and Norfolk. I had been meaning to do this for over a year. I hired a car, booked two rooms in the Crown Hotel, … Continue reading

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Plant sensors

As Martin and I were walking, I was struck again by the idea that we are surrounded by sensors in the form of plants. Even in the heart of a city, there are plants that we share the urban environment … Continue reading

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