When I was young I wanted to see the world. I wanted to explore the unexplored, find hidden cities and lost tribes (never once thinking that these tribes were unlikely to have counted themselves lost), uncover ancient treasures and discover…
As I mentioned in my last piece, I spent a couple of days in Auld Reekie on my way back to the far north. When I arrived there, at something past two on a Tuesday afternoon, carrying a pack weighing…
They are planting new trees in the square, and one is directly outside my window. It is a beech (Fagus sylvatica) and the hole has yet to be filled in; it is that new to the area. I do hope…
