I fear that this space, this blog is a bit like my little ginkgo, a living fossil that is just hanging on. And while my ginkgo will burst to life again come spring, I am not sure this space will. I have been blogging now for twenty years and I think I might be done.

For now I am going to take a bit of a break for month or so, to see how it feels.

I will keep you posted.

I read somewhere that the ginkgo tree will drop its leaves all at once, overnight. Mine has been shedding its bright, yellow leaves over the past few days, and this morning there were a few stragglers hanging on the tree, but most were on the ground.

The Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living tree species in the world. It's the sole survivor of an ancient group of trees that date back to before dinosaurs roamed the earth.

It’s so ancient, the species is known as a 'living fossil'.