Lessons from Star Trek Picard — “Humans. Your griefs, your pains, fix you to moments in the past long gone. You’re like butterflies with your wings pinned.” Before sending the central protagonists home in an emotionally full episode of Picard, some of the last words of beloved Star Trek character Q. Now, in between some satisfying…

Exploring New Woodland — All Photos by Author. This week’s adventure took me and Pepsi (my black Labrador) to another unfamiliar territory. As the season oscillates between ‘t-shirt’ or ‘warm jumper and coat’ weather, surprises of magenta appear in their favourite patches in this part of the world. If I am feeling not the…

Exploring a Miniature Gorge — Not too far from where I live is the famous Cheddar Gorge, where that cheese originated a long time ago. With its impressive walls flanked by herds of wild goats and megalithic history, it is well worth visiting if you are in the area. However, there are other less well-known…

Finding Beauty in Unexpected Places — Why don’t we ask each other “What’s your favourite…” anymore? It could be dinosaur, colour, or tree but in this case, I was asked about my most cherished season which is beyond doubt Autumn — or Fall as you on the west side of the pond call it. (By the…

Hearing what Mother Nature is saying. — Spring has sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where the boidies is The boid is on the wing, But that’s absoid From what I hoid The wing is on the boid! I always think of an elderly friend of mine who used to recite this poem every year, and…

Looking Hopefully — We all probably feel not a little battered and weary with not just the big news, but also our society and the interpersonal dramas that batter us, if not constantly, then certainly in waves! Amid everything, it takes steely resolve to hold on to hope and focus on the positives…

Beyond The Surface — She perched alone in the corner of the shop in an enclosure barely big enough to stretch what passed for wings. Surrounded by dusty objects that would never be purchased, although occasionally people did come in and examine them. When a human would buy something — usually from the front…