Still reeling from the news of the passing of surely the greatest monarch in our history, it is timely to look to the future, to a future where peace is essential for the wellbeing of our planet, a future where space science may reveal more about Earth than we can ever dream of.
It is a time of great flux with the pandemic still with us, wars raging, people fleeing, a new Prime Minister, bills rising, the future of the planet uncertain, yet James Webb leads the way with new views of our environment. The Universe is our back yard yet sometimes we only see to our garden fence. Now is the time to look beyond that fence and into new horizons.
Books I am reading: Henry Williamson’s 10 novel saga of social change from 1880 to 1940 through the story of one man and his family. It is engrossing, with astute observations of life, love and so much more. They are not books to be read in a hurry but savoured for the richness of prose and the images they provoke.
Books I am writing: Maldwyn the somewhat mischievous Welsh mouse is busy having lots of adventures wherever he goes. He loves long country walks followed by a Devon cream tea. He only has a Cornish one if the cream is too soft and the jam too firm. He is entranced by glimpses of sunsets and sunrises and the Moon in her ever-changing form. He loves trees and flowers and birds and vast seascapes with raging waves.
A gentle guide to stargazing is poised, awaiting publication. Some copies will be taken to the Space Day at Worcester on 8 October this year. Do come and say hello!
Karen Hedges 