Tag Archives: nature connection

Walls come tumbling down

Posted on September 7, 2020 by simplyradical

‘But it’s got no zip!’ I’m staring down at a limp piece of khaki-coloured plastic, laid out on a darkening woodland floor. It’s a bivvy bag, but not like the one I used last time, which was thick and had … Continue reading →

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On foraging

Posted on August 24, 2013 by simplyradical

I’m writing this in response to a recent column in the Independent on foraging. The column by CJ Schuler was prompted by destructive, commercial foraging of wild garlic at a local ancient woodland in south London.  Any foraging, let alone … Continue reading →

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Tree flowers

Posted on May 18, 2013 by simplyradical

I’ve really enjoyed noticing flowering trees this spring, hungry for signs that the Narnian winter was on its way out. Many wind-pollinated trees put out tiny flowers before, or alongside, their leaves, as leaves can get in the way of … Continue reading →

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Two weeks of silence and poetry

Posted on March 2, 2013 by simplyradical

I recently spent two weeks on a silent meditation retreat deep in the Scottish Highlands. I’ve done a silent retreat before but it was only 7 days long, and it was four years ago. I don’t meditate as regularly as … Continue reading →

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Growing back to nature…

Posted on July 29, 2011 by simplyradical

Combing my hair gave me a bit of a fright recently. Combing my locks over the bath,  I found several of these: They felt brittle and unlike normal hair follicles. And the root was so big, and tough; could these … Continue reading →

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