There are many holly thickets in my woodland. They serve a purpose and are important. But the oaks and hazel coppices are more important. Here's a before and after of clearing out space around this early mature oak and hazel stool.

I didn't take it, it's from a video by Scott Brown the carpenter who is in Japan (www.youtube.com/watch?t=634&...) It's a still from some of his b-roll that I thought was beautiful enough to stand all in it's own. Absolute stunning example of Niwaki.

jamiecurle.com/posts/applyi... After eight years, it is taking shape. A humble urban front garden and some mild rambles.

Applying japanese garden design principles to an urban front garden - Jamie Curle

A Japanese garden should be rooted in its surroundings, echo the nature of the location and speak to essence.

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Some people don't like steel pans. I think it is because they don't know that there is a skill to using them. jamiecurle.com/posts/using-...

Using a stainless steel pan - joyfully. - Jamie Curle

Stainless steel pans are horrible to use, unless you know how. Then they are wonderful.

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I'm feeling very heavily drawn towards garden aesthetics at the moment. This large oak cookie from a two hundred year old oak is patiently waiting to be worked into a table top. So in the mean time, it's now a table for a young oak sapling.

Nothing, and I mean nothing moves my two cats (even if they're asleep) faster than me attempting to eat some venison. As soon as the knife makes the first cut, there's two thumps ( buh-dump, duh-dump) and my little raptors are in the kitchen. DAD DAD DAD. I plan to eat 250g. I actually eat 190g.

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