Category Archives: Nature
First day of Summer
Today marks the first day of Summer in Britain. It is May Day today, my ancestors call Beltane, the first day of British Summer. Although there is still a tinge of cold in the background it was a bright beautiful day today. I am back to blogging. The trees are now manifesting their verdant greenery, …
The last daffodil
Everything has its moment, a beginning and an end. Passing a ruined old church yesterday I noticed the sea of daffodils had vanished, their task of being pollinated by insects completed. I became aware of the cycle of life, that all has a beginning and an end, that the flowers we enjoy are in a …
Good communication for prosperity
Good communication avoids trouble and supports prosperity. I took a photograph yesterday of a male blackbird in full song. The blackbird sings to inform the world of its territorial claims, which will be the basis for attracting a mate and raising young. On the same day I saw male blackbirds fighting over territory. By way …
Summer is here
Reconnect with nature. It was a shock after a long winter to be sunburnt yesterday here in Britain. It appears that Spring was cancelled and the UK went straight from Winter mode to Summer mode. The butterflies and bees are out in force. There are discarded remains of bird eggs scattered around. The leaves are …
The oak that fell to entropy
Being sustainable now will be the difference of who survives and dies in future. Besieged by snow and wind for weeks, a great storm sent a 1,200-year-old oak tree crashing to the ground. The Pontfadog Oak growing in Wrexham in Wales was one of the oldest trees in Britain, a meeting point of the ancient …
Four ages of humanity
There is a close relationship between climate change and the ages of humanity. Various traditions break human history into four ages, with climate change evident causing each age to end. Hesiod living in circa 750 BCE in Greece lists five ages, Ovid a Roman in the closing decades from 43 BCE listed four ages. Hesiod …
Find your niche and patron
Everyone can find a niche and a patron that allows their unique talent to shine. Poetry was never my speciality, I am told I produce killer metaphors, but when I attempt poetry I flee a bloody crime scene. Wordsmith I may be, but poet I am not. I follow a few poets on WordPress, amongst …
Ask and receive
Doors open to them who ask. “Open Sesame” said Ali Baba to a door, which opened wide to him, wherein he collected treasure from a cave, as told in the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. This is a better lesson than the quote in a psalm I used to sing in a choir “Blessed …
Bridges to prosperity
I review the purpose of this blog. (Warning potentially deep philosophy ahead!) In my town of Colchester the Celtic leader Cunobelin, the Romans considered the first king of Britain, struck an estimated one million gold coins. Upon some of these coins was the image of an ear of corn, a Celtic symbol of prosperity. In …
Experience determines who we are
DNA provides the foundation, but what we experience, do and think determines what we become. As a result of my interests in history, business and sustainability I study the human mind. I ask in the matter of sustainability why humanity appears blind, suicidal or stupid in its pursuit of belief or behaviour that causes misery, …
