As the last sips of Summer’s heat rises it is kissed by the cool lips of the lunging fall. The view over Avalon becomes less floral and foliaged and all…
On the isle of Glastonbury, the harvest is already happening. In a friend’s garden, I watch pigeons gorge on elderberries. They bob and pluck at the dark clusters for hours,…
Out on the land, it feels like there is a pause. The striving to create slows, and attention is turned to developing that which has appeared. Having toiled for many…
https://youtu.be/G6Das38aXZg During this time of tiny fruits and towering flowers, when I’m laid down in the fields below the swaying grasses watching the narrow stems balance parasols of hogweed, cow…
May is so welcome. All the greens have arrived in a cascade of hues too plentiful to discern individually. The up-coiling hedgerows writhe with the colour, a plethora of verdant…
Hazel Flowers This is spring—its very first inklings sprinkled throughout the hedgerows of Stone Down. At first glance, these early February days might seem like any other week of winter—bitter,…
Where the Tor should be! At times, the mist lies so heavy o’er the vale of Avalon that it swallows everything. We walk with eyes outstretched, feeling our way through…
https://youtu.be/0MEI3iUV-8k To thank you for your ongoing support this year, I come bearing gifts. A Winter bouquet, a (sad) Winter Solstice short story, a new edition of my song A Prayer for Avalon with a…
#15 - Buttressed Ash, Stone Down Glastonbury is home to some mighty Ash trees. Along the lanes and in the hedgerows of Stone down reside some of the largest -…
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