A Murmuration of Starlings
At this time of year, large numbers of European starlings form vast flocks just before sunset. Together, they provide one of nature’s most impressive displays. Moving in… Read More
The Alien Invasion How invasive
Many years ago, I was writing environmental and gardening columns for an English language publication in France. I wrote a piece on Japanese knotweed, a plant that… Read More
Kestrel Kindergarten
Many years ago, when I first moved to France, I bought and started to renovate a two-hundred-year-old house that had been abandoned for decades. The crooked stone… Read More
Lovely Legs and All
Many decades ago, for reasons that escape me now, I found myself living in a small caravan on the beautiful East Coast of South Africa. I was… Read More