At 80 years old, Libby Houston still climbs the 300-foot cliffs of Bristol’s Avon Gorge (UK), studying the region’s rare plant life. This is the story of her life’s entanglement with the environment. Libby arrived in Bristol in the 1970s, grieving the loss of her husband and without the vibrant scene of British beatnik poets and artists in London she’d come to call home. Her enthusiasm for rock-climbing and her poet’s eye combined with a newfound love of botany. This dedication filled her sense of loss and led to a host of new discoveries, establishing the area among the most important botanical sites in the UK. But as it stands, there is only one known member of her namesake discovery – Houston’s Whitebeam. Reflecting on its inevitable extinction prompts Libby to contemplate her own legacy.
Dirs: Alex Darby, Jake Morris
2024 UK
13 Min
Language: English
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Gall-uinnseann Houston
Aig 80 bliadhna dh’aois, tha Libby Houston fhathast a’ sreap na creagan 300 troigh a dh’àirde aig Avon Gorge am Bristol (RA), a’ rannsachadh lusan annasach an roinn. Seo sgeulachd a beatha leis an àrainneachd. Ràinig Libby am Bristol sna 1970an, a’ caoidh call an duine aice agus gun an sealladh beòthail de bhàird is luchd-ealain beatnik Breatannach an Lunnainn ris an canadh i dhachaigh. Ri linn an dealasach aice airson sreap chreagan agus sùil bàrdach agus an ùidh ùr airson luibh-eòlas, lìon a tabhartas na chaill i agus lean seo air adhart gu iomadach nuadh-lorgan, a’ stèidheachadh na sgìre am measg nan làraichean luibh-eòlasach as cudromaiche san RA. Ach mar a tha e an-dràsta, chan eil ach aon bhall aithnichte den lorg aice leis an ainm aice – Gall-uinnseann Houston. Tòisichaidh Libby air a dìleab fhèin a smaoineachadh fhad ’s a tha i a’ meòrachadh air a dhol à bith do-sheachanta fhèin. Tro chall pearsanta duilich, lorgas i bòidhchead agus brìgh ann am blòighean de dh’eòlas.
Stiùirichean: Alex Darby, Jake Morris
2024 RA
13mion
Cànan: Beurla
