Fast flows the fresh brookfalling over rock and stonedown to distant sea +++++++++++++++++ We live among natural wonders. Some people ignore and others actively dislike such beauty, even working to destroy the only world we can inhabit.These daily posts are my encouragement of joy in nature, respect for the natural world, in hope of inspiring …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 15/Apr/22
A tree should stand upright tall andreach toward the life-giving skybut I have fallen felled by combinedweight of clinging ivy and theviolent winds of recent stormsyou cannot see my grandeur nowI lay flat along the incline I once ruledmy roots remain up there tentativein their connection to ground thatonce sustained and grew menow I intrude …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 14/Apr/22
I stand a lonely sentinel of ages pastmy purpose lost in all those passing yearsand now my aged flesh is worn and batteredtwice a day as tides bring waves to wash mesometimes with a gentle rinse of brinebut often now with violent breakersas the level of once constant seasrises and the atmosphere growsever more disturbed …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 13/Apr/22
Massive curving concretefollows the arching linestrewn with bold blocksintended to defeatrising waves thattoo soonmay override a wallbuilt by human vanityin false hope ofescape from direconsequences as theyfailed to respectthe natural world thatmade them possiblebut too late nowis what they’ll hearabove the crashingsea of destructionthey have fed bytheir complacent neglect. +++++++++++++++++ We live among natural wonders. …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 11/Apr/22
Which way will we wanderthrough tracks twistingrambling rough routesstepping sinuous switchbackpacing pinched pathway? +++++++++++++++++ Our world is full of natural wonders. But some people ignore such beauty, some actively dislike it, and work to destroy the only world we’re able to inhabit.These daily posts of words and pictures are my encouragement of joy in nature, …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 04/Apr/22
Tall they standrising to meet the sunlightno shade of pridein their struggle to surviveonly the lifeforcethe drive to livebut oh what talesthey might tell usif we would only hear them *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.And you’ll find many more here for use in book covers, calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 09/Mar/22
Coal in the making: this small area of the forest is permanently wet, acting as a pool for several tiny streams and springs, before they overflow to join the larger brook that drains the valley. Fallen trees will eventually be preserved in oxygen-deprived mud and lie to await the geological millennia it will take for …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 08/Mar/22
The ground here is rarely dry, as witnessed by the growth of juncus. A little used track carries walkers, and the occasional mountain biker, to a wild plateau that overlooks a railway cutting last used over 60 years ago, and now seasonally swamped by a small stream that flows from the tunnel that leads from …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 04/Mar/22
These ancient mature beeches are protected, safe from damage and destruction by humanity. Will the small, colourful, beech sapling gain the same status, or will it be removed as a nuisance lying too close to the path beside it? *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.And you’ll find many more here for use …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 02/Mar/22
Autumn colours from beech and bracken linger to lap up the promising warmth of a winter sun shining on a rural lane. Passing through the forest, above the narrow way, its noise and steam no longer present, a railway bridge now forms part of a peaceful path permitting wanderers to walk through birdsong and the …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 27/Feb/22
Cold was the night this fallen leaf encountered as it lay among the autumn discards of its neighbouring oaks and beeches. The elegant finger of green that brought life to the sweet chestnut that bore it through spring and summer now lies drained of active colour and frilled with frost following a sub-zero February night. …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 25/Feb/22
Wind washes in wavesbrightened by a fitful sunon an arc of bay *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.But you’ll find a lot more here for use in calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you fancy in print or online, or as art quality prints to decorate your home or office.
Rugged beauty defies the violence of the sea that made it here on the coast of Devon. The landscape is indifferent to its influences, but humanity is blessed with an ability to detect the abstract quality we call natural beauty. Probably, such appreciation was initially an essential component of our make-up, a spur to make …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 09/Feb/22
Loyalty, such a ubiquitous word. But what does it mean? To whom or to what are we loyal? We all, hopefully, understand the value and positivity involved in loyalty to our partner; that’s an essentially personal quality. And, equally hopefully, we recognise the worth of loyalty to a supportive family. But beyond these familial allegiances …
Continue reading An Excess of…Loyalty
The second review has come in for my latest novel. As you know, reviews are difficult to come by, so it’s always worth celebrating when they arrive. This one is on Goodreads (some reviewers avoid Amazon these days for many reasons). You can read it by clicking here. But to make it easy, I’ll also …
Continue reading Another 5 Stars in Second Review for ‘An Excess Of…’
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