July Heat and Drought

In March at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, the Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) was flowering. The flowers of the Yoshino Cherry are white when they are fully open, but tinged with pink when the buds are closed or just opening. Now in late July the flowers have gone, but the leaves are bright. and … Read more

Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Seen On The Royal Mile

Dott Cotton – Street Performer She’s five foot nothing (all sizes are approximate) and clowns in her raggedy costume, reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin and Marcel Marceau. When I stopped her on the Royal Mile to take her photo, she posed and then gave me her card. It says Dott Cotton – International Idiot. “Dott Cotton?,” … Read more