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Today’s walk: Ashdown forest and the Garden of Eden waterfall
Inspired by this pup and a way walk, we headed off to Ashdown Forest in search of a waterfall. I’ve visited the forest many times before but hadn’t come across any mention of one.
The walk followed a stream for quite a while which was perfect for Breezy to stay cool and hydrated. The waterfall turned out to be more of a gentle trickle than a dramatic drop, but it was still fun to discover.
A lovely walk overall and another part of Ashdown Forest explored. There’s clearly still plenty more waiting to be found.
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The Colour Librarian at The Old Courthouse
Earlier in the year I’d seen this talk mentioned on the Brighton Museums what’s on page and had booked a couple of tickets. I thought it would be a fun thing to do on an April morning. The event was postponed and finally happened today.
I’ve had a fascination with colour for a number of years. Richard not so much. However, even he came away from the event full of admiration and interest after hearing two colour professionals with a passion for the subject discuss some formative works. It was fascinating.
I was particularly taken with Maerz and Paul’s “A Dictionary of Color” – page after page of grid squares showing how few colours we actually have names for and how language restricts what we can express.
There were also some interesting insights about people attempting to print books on colour in the 1830s, and how publication had to be delayed until they had developed a method to reliably represent colour in print.
A great way to spend an hour. I’ll certainly keep an eye out for other talks.
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First harvest!
I sowed some mixed Asian salad seeds three weeks ago and made my first harvest this week. A satisfying and speedy turnaround.
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