
The January night sky
Winter is a good time to look at the stars.
Opinions are divided about insects. For some of us, insects are beautiful, fascinating, joyful creatures – their buzz or fluttering by a vital part of our spring and summer.
The yellow trumpets of daffodils brighten up the dullest spring day as they cluster together in gardens and roadsides during March and April. But these are often the planted or escaped garden…