42 hours and 45 minutes of writing so far in July. Way to go LiLi! Plant nerdery achieved to new heights this week. And I reconnected with my love of sketching plants whilst hanging out with fellow enthusiasts, exploring botanical colonialism and queer ecology. What a week, basically. And now Black Botanists’ Week 2021 is […]
Posts from July 2021
Weeknotes: Lots of writing, reading and routines – yay!
Exploring further the weekly routines that give shape to my week and help lift me out of down cycles. Started a weekly walk after therapy and trying out walking in the mornings around 10am, after an hour of writing (8 am) and an hour of working on external projects or admin (9 am). I’ve been […]
Weeknotes: Shape of this week for this writer – wavy
Ups and downs this week, deeply filled with purpose and despair, variously. Writing and trees are threads that sustain me through it, much of the time. But sometimes, all there is to do is curl up with ice cream and tv, or take a nap. Extremely thankful for the weekly routines that give shape to […]
Weeknotes: 7 swifts sweep sky & usher in hope for Q3
Seven swifts sweep sky, several swifts swoop by… Walking / being outside / nature Really enjoy savouring food & drink that affirms that it’s summer, like mango ice lollies and elderflower fizz and a sour cherry straight from the tree. Wondering how the tastes of summer will slip away with climate change. Today (Thursday, 1st […]