Scotland has been my home since 1967; I was born in England in 1962.
I am a husband, part-time social worker and ecology volunteer.

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Nature

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I think being alone outdoors is an experience worth having. It can have beneficial effects which may surprise you. They surprised me! Last year, 2007, I felt a deep need to get out and among nature. I was feeling restricted and dissatisfied, uncomfortable amidst a largely built-up, man-made environment of traffic, tarmac and walls... and people. I live in a city of 60 000 people, which I know is not large by some standards; it has several spacious parks which I greatly value, and I have good friends whose company I enjoy greatly; but I knew I needed to get away. I wanted to find green spac...

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