https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkfSjYlLQCU Take a mindful moment with me … Listen to the birds and other sounds in the British countryside … Notice the bumblebees and other pollinators, busy in the fresh crab apple blooms … Breathe in the calm and the beauty of the moment. It is so good for us to simply stop and to … Continue reading A Mindful Moment With The Crab Apple Blossom
Pollinators
Organic Is Not A Religion
When Bees Are Safer, We Shall Be Safer Too
Bumblebee resting on a daisy flower. Below is a combined version of a couple of notes that I wrote about our environment in mid 2013, still sadly and incredibly relevant ... Although great strides have been made, and it looks as though possibly the tide is slowly turning at last, there is much work to be done. We must … Continue reading When Bees Are Safer, We Shall Be Safer Too
The Truth Is Not Always Beautiful
Living in the British countryside, this is the time of year (Spring in the northern hemisphere) when I find myself becoming increasingly agitated, on alert, frustrated and not a little fearful. I am twitchy at the thought of what is about to happen with a vengeance, and what has already begun in some fields … Continue reading The Truth Is Not Always Beautiful
Did you know that Towards Greener Borders HQ is a ‘real’ place?
The following is a new post that has been published on Towards Greener Borders' page today at http://www.facebook.com/towardsgreenerborders. It gives a little background about my philosophy when dealing with our health, environments and wellbeing, and shows what we are doing on our tiny property in the Berwickshire hills and how tenderly it is being managed, while we … Continue reading Did you know that Towards Greener Borders HQ is a ‘real’ place?
The Holly Tree Tales 