A young Charles Darwin was in New South Wales walking through a forest of evergreen gum trees when he found himself pondering a question: is the Northern European spring worth it? The leaf burst of a British spring is unforgettably beautiful, he mused, and yet it comes at a great cost – for half the year our trees are leafless skeletons. Is the emerald prize of April worth December’s ashes?
20 April 2022, The Tablet
Glimpses of Eden
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