Dumfries and Galloway Forest in south-west Scotland has just become the UK's first designated Dark Sky Park. There are very few places in Britain where the night sky can be viewed without the spoiling effects of light pollution. I think it's a great idea, if a slightly ironic one, for the area to use its remoteness as a means of attracting visitors.
My idea of how the sky might look from the night forest. Acrylic on boxed canvas, 40cm x 40cm.
If you could have a shot in a time machine, what year would you travel to and where would you go? It's a question I sometimes ask my English students and it's always sure to provide an interesting arr
The cats of the River Darro see From ancient banks that lie The passing of humanity Alhambra’s glassy eye Politicos in corrupted deals Above that meal of bones The English teacher dares that she’ll Up
I recently watched the Oscar winning The King’s Speech. For a story with such a thin plot, little or no action, and grating upper class English accents, it was an utterly absorbing and strangely compe
