Crafty Green Poet

Our primal memories shimmer with the red of the first fire, our pride in making heat and light. We sheltered it and worshipped it, built our...

 If you're in Edinburgh, you may have noticed the sudden appearance of brightly coloured giraffes in various locations around the city! ...

I'm continuing my work of surveying the wildlife in the 43 cemeteries owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council. I'm curre...

 I'm continuing my work of surveying the wildlife in the 43 cemeteries owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council. I'm curre...

For a couple of days the weather has been glorious, beautiful sunshine and not too hot. Perfect summer weather (we've not had much perfe...

For T ree Following this year, I've chosen a magnificent old cherry tree in North Merchiston Cemetery in Edinburgh. Crafty Green Boyfr...

Gulls dive-bomb each other, squabble over perching rights on chimney pots, throw back their heads in raucous chorus, rip rubbish sacks to sh...