Turning over a new leaf

When I'm not writing or desperately trying to convince people to buy my book, I secretly plant trees! I'm turning into an old greeny, but it's my way of doing something for the environment.

There's a badly neglected strip of land which borders one of the supermarkets. I don't know whether it belongs to the supermarket or if it is the local council's responsibility, but for a public place, it is a disgrace. So I've been gradually planting a few things. At the moment, they look like bare sticks and probably go unnoticed, but in a few weeks time, when spring kicks in, people might get a surprise. I've also sowed some sunflower seeds along the ugly, wire fence. Should be an interesting transformation!

The problem with being an old greeny, is that here in Spain, it has a double meaning - a dirty, old man!

If you've got little kids, they might like my fun, picture book about the importance of growing trees. The Last Tree is about the Spanish legend that (many) years ago, a squirrel could cross Spain without touching the ground, simply going from tree to tree. But now there remains just one and Anna the Squirrel needs the help of the other animals to plant more trees.

I have now converted it into a video, so follow the link to it on Youtube: The Last Tree on Youtube

También en español: El Último Árbol en Youtube