I know I’m a whinging old fart about the weather but the truth is it has really not effected me that much. Ok I wasn’t able to get to London today – well the galleries will be there next weekend or even the weekend after that. I am warm and dry with no real wants or needs so I think what I will be from now on in is more philosophical about the whole thing and bow down to the power of the weather.

We as humans like to thing we are the real power on this planet but we really aren’t. Yes we can blow things up and devastate the eco system but in the great scheme of things the earth could get all teenager on us and go ‘…been there done that…maa…’ . When nature wants to put us in our place it does it with remarkable ease and there is not a thing we can do about it.

So in future I think I’ll embrace icicles, well metaphorically at least, and just wonder at the power of the forces that hold this bundle of rock together. All power to Gaia.

Simon Marchini
http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk