Odes and Nightingales

"e;In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous."e; - Aristotle Some of the most evocative words in language are those we use to describe the natural world. Words like petrichor, murmuration, shivelight and noonbeams all conjure up experiences of being out in nature. In Japan this concept of spending time with the great outdoors is known as Shinrin-yoku 'forest bathing', whilst in ...