Barreleye Fish: An Abecedarian
ABOUT TWO EIFFEL TOWERS deep in the Pacific Ocean, barreleye fish hang almost motionless in the dark, like holiday decorations. Books, books! Your father tells me you are reading too Continue reading
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The Most Dangerous Plant in Britain
IT IS HARD TO HEAR HIM speak beneath the roar of lorries on Orient Way. Every few seconds, a petrol-scented tailwind gusts along the roadside, and all the branches shudder. Twelve Continue reading
Head in the Clouds
illustrations by Nikki McClure IN 1956, THE FORD FOUNDATION approached Rachel Carson with the idea of writing the script for a television documentary about clouds. This was around the time that Continue reading
What Foraging Taught Me
ADAPTABILITY If wild gooseberries aren’t in bloom or have too many thorns to bother with, look instead for nettles strewn across the wet earth. Collect them, carefully, and boil their stems Continue reading
Otters in Winter
WHEN AN OTTER DIES, it disappears into earth or river, leaving no obvious sign. Even with the attention given to the otter, with meticulous improvements to its habitat and generally cleaner Continue reading