Light Fantastic

Light Fantastic

I remember a spectacular moment in Paris on our honeymoon: the night on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées when the Christmas lights were switched on. I remember it, because, standing right there, on the Avenue, we missed the moment. We had our backs to the boulevard,...

Clouds – maligned and ignored!

I admit to not appreciating clouds – we simply have too many of them in this corner of the globe – although we had a welcome cloud-free few weeks in May this year.  Sunlight is usually in short supply; plant and crop growth are hugely dependent on it.  It’s a very...