“I remember the moment. I was living in London, a relatively new mum juggling family life with what at the time I thought was my dream job. But the walls were closing in on me, some days I felt like I couldn’t breathe. One summer … Continue reading Portraits from the Wild – with Mary Walsh from Wellderness
This article was first published in the Fen and Field ‘Notes from…’ as well as the Fen and Field 2020 Anthology. I was an early walker. I took my first tentative but equally brave steps at nine months old; unclenching my chubby fists from the … Continue reading Walking in the Wilderness is my Meditation
There were many life lessons to take away from 2020. One thing I personally learned was to walk through the landscape differently. The great mountaineer Melissa Arnot Reid said “The journey is for the soul and the summit for the ego” and never more than … Continue reading Noticing the details in nature
For the past 6 years or so it has been our family’s tradition to go for a big hike in the Mourne Mountains on the first of January. While we aren’t big on New Year’s Resolutions, believing you can work towards your own personal goals or aim … Continue reading New Year’s Day Hike 2021
