The tappings of the woodpecker
RECENTLY, I took the advice of the 94-year-old naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough. He has said, “Sit down.…
Browsing: Nature Matters
A real 21st century Spiderwoman
THE forest resonated with the ever-present sounds of the night. The incessant chatter of cicadas filled the air as if…
Scientific snippets
NEXT month will mark another grim milestone in the world’s history when carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise to…
Looking beyond the norm and stretching our necks upwards
HOW often do we spare time to look upwards in our mundane city lives We tend to suffer from tunnel…
The Year of the Ox 2021
MAY Chinese New Year 2021 be a less stressful year than 2020. I wish and hope for all readers…
Climbing mountains in life and nature
MY passion for mountains was engendered by a visit to my local cinema with my father in 1953 to see…
Elusive mammals – otters
RECENTLY, a British newspaper published an article entitled, ‘Elation over otter spotted in city river’. Such a rare occurrence at…
The Anthropause in the age of the Anthropocene
LET us hope and pray that this New Year brings us all better health and happiness than we received in…