When it comes to the British countryside, we don’t know which way to turn.
In the 17th Century it was something we feared – a chaotic, violent place where Nature, red in tooth & claw, vied for a taste of your blood with bandits, highwaymen, smugglers, murderers and the clinically befuddled. Mention the countryside to Thomas [...]
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Soft and Prickly: Our Fickle Love Of The Countryside
Green Meant Busy: Amber Means Clever
Autumn is the most complicated season, the most detailed. There’s simply too much for the eye to see.
That’s why walking turns to strolling, strolling turns to sauntering. We want to slow down and look closer. Except that doesn’t simplify things at all.
(Here’s the root of all the trouble).
