I was very excited to see the telescope in the charity shop window. It was exactly what I’d been keeping my eye out for, ever since the comet became visible during one of our recent lockdown summers. I’m as eager to commune with the nature over our heads as with the nature that surrounds us.
I don’t consider myself a consumer. I might have simply borrowed one from The Share Shed, the mobile ‘library of things’ based in Totnes, but they don’t have one to lend. Buying used is the next best thing and something I’ve done for years to reduce my own ecological footprint. So I bought it and am now just waiting for the next clear night …
Enterprising Ecosystems 