Crafty Green Poet

in the river this fallen tree so full of rubbish and low hanging perches for kingfishers

As you may remember, I've been studying the hornbeams along the Water of Leith for Tree Year. The wonderful chandelier fruits of the tr...

Corvus is a memoir based on the author's relations with birds. Specifically corvids (crows, magpies and jays) and even more specificall...

At the weekend, I made this carry case for my camera using fabric from a load of fabric samples I had found thrown out in the street one day...

The Water of Leith Conservation Trust in Edinburgh are looking for information about the bridges that cross the river. They want to put toge...

pink clouds above the city rooftops - a skein of geese * drizzle - two kestrels hover *

One of the most amazing sights I remember from the various safaris I made while I lived in Africa was of seeing a rhino running across Matop...