Moments in time
Sept 25, 2021 12:43:37 GMT
Post by Humph on Sept 25, 2021 12:43:37 GMT
It won't mean much to anyone else I don't suppose, and that's ok, why would it.
But, growing up in Edinburgh, one of my favourite places to visit as a young child was the botanic gardens. When you live in a climate where warm sunny weather is not common, the tropical houses were a place of wonder. Even when east wind was blowing off the Firth of Forth on a winter's day, the inside of those marvellous super sized greenhouses were like being on holiday in an exotic location.
The tree mentioned in the article below is firmly part of those memories, I can clearly remember staring up at it promising myself that one day, I would get to visit the sorts of places where such things grew wild.
Indeed I did in the end, my life and work has taken me to some very far flung places that I feel privileged to have seen and experienced.
Things have their span of course, but reading this article saddened me a just little bit. That particular tree started the beginnings of a dream in me, and I'm sure in others.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-58650503
But, growing up in Edinburgh, one of my favourite places to visit as a young child was the botanic gardens. When you live in a climate where warm sunny weather is not common, the tropical houses were a place of wonder. Even when east wind was blowing off the Firth of Forth on a winter's day, the inside of those marvellous super sized greenhouses were like being on holiday in an exotic location.
The tree mentioned in the article below is firmly part of those memories, I can clearly remember staring up at it promising myself that one day, I would get to visit the sorts of places where such things grew wild.
Indeed I did in the end, my life and work has taken me to some very far flung places that I feel privileged to have seen and experienced.
Things have their span of course, but reading this article saddened me a just little bit. That particular tree started the beginnings of a dream in me, and I'm sure in others.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-58650503
