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Walking in the rain
Given that I live in the west of Scotland it's a good thing that I like walking in the rain. Whilst I do subscribe to the saying "there...
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Oct 1, 20213 min read
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Walking and creativity
You don't have to go far to find information linking walking and creativity. Let's start with Nietzsche who said “All truly great...
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Sep 23, 20213 min read
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Autumn begins (and leaves)
And so, just like that, the autumn equinox is upon us. Next Wednesday, 22nd September at 7.21pm if you want to be precise. Although I...
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Sep 16, 20214 min read
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Taking root
A couple of weeks ago I came across the 100 leaves hashtag on social media which lead me to the website of the artist James Brunt, and I...
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Sep 9, 20213 min read
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Speaking for the trees
If you have been following the blog for a while then you'll know that books are one of the things that I am passionate about. This week...
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Sep 3, 20213 min read
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Conkering or conquering
As I headed home from my morning walk, there was a perfect prickly pod in the middle of the pavement. I almost just left it be, as every...
sarahburgess5
Aug 27, 20212 min read
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Routine nature
Catching up with a friend for the first time since the pandemic started, our conversation turned to what we've been doing since the last...
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Aug 20, 20213 min read
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Old things outdoors
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting up in person with my colleagues, some of them for the first time since 18th March 2020. The...
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Aug 13, 20213 min read
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Time
I don't want to peak too soon with my autumnal excitement, but there was one morning this week in particular which smelled very much of...
sarahburgess5
Aug 6, 20212 min read
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Celebrating summer
Yesterday I was out exploring in East Kilbride. Down by the Rotten Calder, everything was green, the trees were in the height of their...
sarahburgess5
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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Scents of Summer
This week I have been reviewing the things we have done since the start of 2020, and I was reminded of the 19 Ways to Stay Connected with...
sarahburgess5
Jul 23, 20213 min read
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Natural Mindfulness
I love it when a plan comes together. I've been thinking all week about writing a blog on what I have been learning on a natural...
sarahburgess5
Jul 16, 20213 min read
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Colours of summer
Apologies for the quality of the picture - and the potential X rated nature of it (I'm afraid I'm not that well versed in the details of...
sarahburgess5
Jul 9, 20212 min read
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Borders and bees
I celebrated summer solstice without any kind of hint of sunrise or sunset, as the weather had taken a turn in the south of England,...
sarahburgess5
Jul 3, 20213 min read
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Summer Solstice 2021
I was both saddened and amused to read the headline "Solstice 2021 at Stonehenge cancelled" when I googled to look for information about...
sarahburgess5
Jun 17, 20212 min read
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Birds, books and blooms
On Monday night I had signed up for an event with the Urban Birder, David Lindo. I'm not a birder, in fact, if truth be told, I'm...
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Jun 11, 20213 min read
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Cheering for volunteering
I'm writing this in the middle of Volunteers' Week 2021. In normal times this would be a week of high activity, getting out and about,...
sarahburgess5
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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Super natural
Just a quick post from me today. I've been talking with my colleagues about the training and support that we can offer to individuals...
sarahburgess5
May 27, 20212 min read
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Talking about walking
Due to the excitement of Green Health Week and all we had going on, something that I've not really mentioned is that May is National...
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May 20, 20213 min read
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Elves in action
As I write this we are coming to the end of Green Health Week, and what a week it has been. The green elves have been really busy,...
sarahburgess5
May 14, 20212 min read
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