There’s a lake in the woods where the water lilies now bloom. The path around the lake is all overgrown but the wild birds know where to find its quiet waters. Whence, O fragrant form of light, Hast thou drifted through the night, Swanlike, to a leafy nest, On the restless waves, at rest? […]
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It was very early in the morning when I was awakened from my sleep by my twins. Lightsabers swooshed and made battle noises around me. My son Theo was dressed as an X Wing fighter pilot from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. His twin sister Luce was Rey, the heroine in this same sequel. They had
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Near us is my favourite path through the woods which leads to the den my children built. It’s a place for knightly adventures and nature hunts. Animal trails criss-cross the path, many leading down to the stream nearby. Often I head there for a walk just as the sun begins shining through the high tree tops. Since
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Since the start of June I’ve noticed in passing foxgloves waving their fairy fingers or witch’s gloves – some of their other common names – by the sides of roads, cottage front gardens or along banks across the Sussex countryside. But it was a wild orchid which lured me off a woodlands path into their midst. Foxgloves had
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In early spring when my usual route into the woodlands became too muddy, I headed to another part of the woods where there’s a pine plantation. The path leading up to it is lined with coppice trees whose branches bend over it so you feel like you’re in a tunnel heading to Narnia. Badger and deer trails crisscross
What is it about streams and kids? Without fail when we’re out on a walk if there’s a stream nearby then my twins Luce and Theo immediately are drawn to it. But it’s not just them. It’s the same when their friends have joined us. They all want to go on a stream adventure. Perhaps
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