Nov 17, 2016
The Avatar
I’m generally a watery person, but I’ve always liked forests and in my fourth decade of life I have especially come to appreciate the...
Nov 9, 2016
Deafened by Nature
I recently returned from a two week visit to the heart of Manu National Park in southeastern Peru. Cocha Cashu is the name of a small...
Aug 21, 2016
The Joys of Camping Wild
I have my husband to thank for introducing me to wild camping. Our first trip together, twenty-five years ago, was to somewhere in the...
Jun 1, 2016
Communication
The torrential rain that delayed our departure from camp at last dwindles to a fine mist. Half an hour later, a watery sun glints on...
May 11, 2016
Sixty Degrees North and The Pigeonhole Experience
Let me introduce you to ‘The Pigeonhole Experience’. The Pigeonhole is a digital publishing platform offering an innovative product: a...
May 9, 2016
Log Cabin in the Woods
Isn’t this something lots of people, lots of writers, dream of having? A quiet, rustic refuge from our hectic, digital lives? A place...
Sep 20, 2015
A Child's Right to Hands-On Nature
According to David Attenborough, all children have an affinity for nature. I agree with him. I think we are all born with the desire to...
Sep 13, 2015
Electric
Some months back, on a Sunday morning, my dog added his outdoor voice to those of my bickering kids and told me something was wrong. I...
