200 posts !
That number too me by surprise!

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The Genius Loci Digest began as a personal attempt to slow down and learn how to see again — to engage with places rather than skim them. Over time, it has become a growing body of work exploring historic buildings, landscape, walking, material culture, wellbeing and the human stories that sit beneath the surface of the everyday. Churches, pubs, ruins, paths, carvings, light, landscapes, lichen....our remarkable material culture.

The infographic above offers a snapshot of that journey so far: hundreds of posts, photographs, field notes, early starts, long walks, cold hands, unexpected friendships, and moments of stillness shared across time.

What it doesn’t quite capture is the spirit behind it — a belief that places carry memory, that attention is an ethical act, and that our inherited environment still has a role to play in steadying us in an unsettled world.

One thing I should also have added to the infographhic: over ten free professional photography shoots, made possible through Member Powered Photography. These were offered in support of historic buildings, community spaces, and small organisations — practical acts of care enabled directly by readers who believe this work matters.

None of this exists in isolation. Every post has been sustained by readers who subscribe, share, reply, support, and follow along. Some have been here since the beginning; others arrived last week. All are part of the same unfolding conversation.

If you’re reading this without subscribing, consider this an open door. The Digest is free to join, and written for anyone curious about place, time, and what it means to belong — no algorithms, no rush, just a steady rhythm of looking and listening.

Thank you to everyone who’s made the first 200 posts possible.
Here’s to the next 200 — and to continuing, together, to learn how to dwell, navigate and build resilience from the amazing world that already embraces us.

My All Time Most Read and Shared Post: The Visitor

When I walk back up into the nave, the visitor is there at the top of the steps, sat in a chair - as if he knew of the tenderness that was taking place beneath and was unable to enter in upon it.

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