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It’s the birds’ garden, we just share it

March 29, 2025March 26, 2025
A house sparrow perched on a twig

Recorded in the morning at the end of February, birdsong in the garden. House sparrows, a song thrush, robin, woodpigeons, dunnock, the cock pheasant that lurks in our garden, blackbirds and corvids off in the background.

Categories Diary Tags birds, birdsong, SlowRadio, soundscapes

Morning in San Gimignano

October 3, 2022October 2, 2022
Porta San Giovanni, San Gimignano

Recorded this on a recent holiday in Tuscany.

Categories Diary Tags SlowRadio, sound, soundscapes

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This year has felt like running to catch up for most of the year with one thing or another. The grass stopped growing through the heatwaves, and it's like it's been catching up with a vengeance since the rain came back. The garden's looking decidedly shaggy as we go into autumn and there's still a to-do list a mile long, but I have managed to get some seeds in the ground and scarify an area of the lawn for some wildflowers. I've been out picking apples with a pissed hornet bimbling around somewhere in the background and Pippin exchanging barks with a dog four fields away. A good glimpse of the milky way last night. Night, a big moon, mist creeping up the valley. Pip is here to debunk the myth that dogs can't look up. When you're obsessed with squirrels, it's an imperative. The bliss of a cool walk in the Tamar Valley today. Bonus game: spot the small dog.

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  • The importance of foodJune 9, 2026
  • Make your Gmail more privateJune 5, 2026
  • Groundswell and the rhetorical ecology of farming and foodJune 1, 2026
  • Connected to the ATmosphereMay 28, 2026
  • Square pegs, round holes and changing directionMay 24, 2026

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