Do you remember when Mars was bronze bright in the south and to the west beside bright Jupiter was Saturn? So began the long poem to the year I’d been working on, and in fact said to begin our evening in the wood, a gloriously clear night, when as Nicky pointed out you could even… Continue reading Winter solstice 2020
Category: 2020
Unexpected visitors
Ann Follows came by the wood today to talk around the project called Spell Songs, words from Robert Macfallen's Lost words put to music, which Janet Koralambe with the help of Waveney and Blyth Arts, hopes to stage (outside) in Halesworth next year (COVID permitting). That being the reason she came. As soon as she… Continue reading Unexpected visitors
KFS Wood working day
Oh were we blessed with fine weather, almost shirt sleeves. We gathered, us 4 directors Kym, Louisa Mell and I, joined with Megan and Leon. Mell - still recovering from her operation - sat in a chair and sharpened knives, while we worked around, and she threading ideas into our spheres. November 2020, four directors… Continue reading KFS Wood working day
Walking Forest Gate to Epping
On a bucket list, and with the recent noticable deterioration of joints, if not now when gave an urgency. I'd returned to London to administer to a much improved Barry (double 'ernia), and having spent all the first day in 3 zooms and far too long on computer screen, I was determined to walk out.… Continue reading Walking Forest Gate to Epping
Socratic Dialogue in the woods II Limits of Friendship
I found this question unexpectedly on a journey. Traveling up to the Lakes with Michael, we stopped at LangAr, the home of my friend Louise. We had become particularly close during a time of death and deep sorrow for both of us, and it had been a while since we’d seen each other, but we… Continue reading Socratic Dialogue in the woods II Limits of Friendship
UpShoot Theatre to the woods
Almost a year ago to the day, last year Woodwose came to the woods. UpShoot just scraped in, post new COVID-19 regulations of the Joy of Six, and we gathered in one of the last glorious weekends of September in Kaliwood, hungry for theatre. We were not disappointed, it was a blast. Michael Imison's review… Continue reading UpShoot Theatre to the woods
Socratic Dialogue: When is it right to disagree (and act on it)
Blessed with glorious September warm weather, lowering sun filtering kindly through oaks, we gathered in Kaliwoods to talk around the question: When is it right to disagree (and act on it). I'd worked on the same question in a 5 day Socratic dialogue in Springe, with Unathi as facilitator all 5 days of it, over… Continue reading Socratic Dialogue: When is it right to disagree (and act on it)
When I am among the trees by mary Oliver
WHEN I AM AMONG THE TREESby Mary Oliver When I am among the trees,especially the willows and the honey locust,equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,they give off such hints of gladness.I would almost say that they save me, and daily.I am so distant from the hope of myself,in which I have goodness, and… Continue reading When I am among the trees by mary Oliver
Ubbeston Wood
Thanks to the recommendation of both Jon Illes and Bill Jackson, this was our destination today, via the Huntingfied Queen Oak. We both felt so good to be away from a computer screen and out into the land around us, particularly here where the land folds and ancient coppice edges the narrow lanes. Surprisingly Ubbestone… Continue reading Ubbeston Wood
Huntingfield Queen Oak
It had been far too long since our lockdown days of visiting woods under our noses. It was Michael who nudged me to be away from computer screen today Sunday and we got here as a consequence of lockdown. Having dinner for 2 half price at the Huntingfield Arms one evening, sitting outside, two woman… Continue reading Huntingfield Queen Oak
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