New territory for me, and how delightful to be introduced to this area by Ian with his extensive knowledge of plants, trees and fungi. I learnt some of the plants indicative of ancient woodland including Townhall Clock (Moschatel) and that Birch seeds will not take root under an existing Birch tree – they will be […]
#13 Tyninghame to East Linton with Justin and Eva
We had the impression that we were walking into spring as the pussy willow flowers glinted in the sun and we stopped to pick wild garlic. Hawthorn leaves were just beginning to burst out of their buds and vast skeins of geese were flying overhead in shifting Vs. Justin and Eva are some of my […]
#12 Corstorphine Hill with Christine
I know Christine through climate activism and radical singing and in the run up to COP 26 when we worked together on the steering group of Stitches for Survival. She often talked about ‘her tree’ where she sat to soak up some nature up on Corstorphine Hill and today I was finally introduced! The tree […]
#11 Criffel Hill with Aniai
Sunday 25th February with Aniai, Chris, Bogdan and Guillaume. I met Aniai on a retreat on Holy Isle last October and she she invited us to walk up Criffel with her – a landmark hill near Dumfries where she lives. It was a misty day and we had feelting glimpses of the view from the […]
#10 Roslin Glen with Majk
Sat February 24th We set off on a path unfamiliar to both of us and then meandered about the glen, ducking and diving under and over fallen trees and stopping to pick wild garlic – unseaonably early. I particularly enjoyed our conversation about creativity, song writing and the challenges of the inner critic. I showed […]
#9 Holyrood Park with Jan
19th February 2024 When Jan suggested a walk in Holyrood Park I hadn’t realised she had volunteered there for a year with the ranger service and so had vast amounts of interesting information to share about the social history, natural history and geology of the Park. She also really knows her birds – I learnt […]
#8 Brunstane Burn with Rachel
18th February 2024 Rachel lives just round the corner from me and we originally got to know each other when our children were at Woodcraft Folk together – so we have been on plenty of walks together over the years, but never just the two of us. It was an unseasonably warm and sunny Sunday […]
Wassail the Worm
2024 A Transforming the soil enriching the earth, Slow and steady, slow and steady, Underground farmers working below, Helping the plants to grow Wassail the worm (x2), wassail the wassail the worm Recycling the leaves and draining the land, Slow and steady, slow and steady, Tunnelling down right into the ground, Moving without a sound […]
#7 Botanics with Sally
Friday January 19th, Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh. I hadn’t been to the Botanics for ages, and it is always great to be shown around and taken to someone else’s favourite spots! Sally took me to the Sequoia cathedral, the Queen Mother shell grotto and I told her about the singing workshop I had led under […]
# 6 Out and about at Marshfield at Christmas, with Megan, Elliot, Kate and Ian
25th December 2023. This was Megan’s ‘Nanny friendly’ walk! Marshfield has a wreath competition that is judged on Xmas eve with certificates placed on the winning wreaths on doors on the High Street. We enjoyed looking at the loo seat wreath and the tyre snowman. And an added photo of the Marshfield Mummers on Boxing […]