Thinking

Albert Memorial

The Albert Memorial (to the consort of Queen Victoria) stands guard over Albert Hall in South Kensington. The monument’s four corners represent the reach of the Empire…

Giant fig trees grow next to a playground.

Fig Tree Systems

I’ve been visiting the area under these fig trees at Stones Corner for over 25 years. It started when my children played in the shaded playground …

A split image showing supporting cables of a bridge compared with the supporting roots of a large fig tree.

Feedback and pushback

Yesterday I crossed the river walking over [the Eleanor Schonell Bridge. On the news was a story of a bridge being swept away by floodwaters …