It takes me a couple of hours to walk the hedge lines, not because there are miles of hedge on the farm, more that I find the history in these divisions fascinating.

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Hedgerow, Hedges, Observer



I remember very clearly the first time I came upon Viburnum x bodnantense.

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Viburnum, Shrubs, Scent, Observer



There is nothing quite like moving to re-evaluate what is important in your life. In boxing up and rifling through the drawers and cupboards, you have to question everything you own.

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Tools, Equipment, Observer

Ivy League

12.12.10


The leaves are finally down, the history in the hedgerows mapped out in the skeletons that are left behind for the winter.

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Ivy, Evergreens, Observer


I love this season because you can relax safe in the knowledge that this is the time to let things go and allow the season to draw itself back to earth.

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At 46, I have arrived at a turning point.

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Moving, Observer

Personal Growth

07.11.10


Late last year, at a book signing in Bath, I tacked a day on to my trip to stay with friends just north of the city.

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