As May moves to a close, vegetation bursts with spring luxury. Lush lie the green ferns Lining a track through green trees Under clear blue skies. (((((((((((----)))))))))) These posts were scheduled to maintain the series while I’m offline. I can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. But please interact. I’ll try to catch up …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 21/May/22
Looking out to a fishing pond in the Forest of Dean. Peaceful lies the pond Beyond the still sylvan bank Inviting us in. (((((((((((----)))))))))) These posts were scheduled to maintain the series while I’m offline. I can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. But please interact. I’ll try to catch up on my return. …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 20/May/22
An old road through the Forest of Dean. Where will you lead me To a house hidden in trees Or a long dead mine (((((((((((----)))))))))) These posts were scheduled to maintain the series while I’m offline. I can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. But please interact. I’ll try to catch up on my …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 19/May/22
Track through cereal crop in East Yorkshire. Tractor wheels track through A cereal crop growing Green undulations (((((((((((----)))))))))) These posts were scheduled to maintain the series while I’m offline. I can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. But please interact. I’ll try to catch up on my return. In future, I’ll post a picture …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 18/May/22
A forest pool. White water feeds pool Slowed by unseen bars ahead Wildlife drinks here now (((((((((((----)))))))))) These posts were scheduled to maintain the series while I’m offline. I can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. But, please interact. I’ll try to catch up on my return. In future, I’ll post a picture once …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 17/May/22
Bourts Inclosure, Forest of Dean. Dark under shadows soft ground hides heavy footsteps paced by lone walkers (((((((((((----)))))))))) These posts were scheduled to continue the series, as I’m offline at present. I can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. But, please interact. I’ll do my best to catch up with everything on my return. …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 16/May/22
Path through mature beech trees. Green is the spring Fresh the growth Tall the trees Dappled the path Where many feet Have trod (((((((((((----)))))))))) These posts were scheduled to continue the series. I’m offline now, so can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. Please interact. I’ll do my best to catch up with everything …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 15/May/22
A Fishing Pond. Windless the day Still the trees Mirror calm the pond Reflecting the life Surrounding its banks. (((((((((((----)))))))))) I’m offline till 19th May, so can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. Please interact. I’ll do my best to catch up with everything on my return. In future, I’ll be posting a picture …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 12/May/22
A small brook in the Forest of Dean. Tumble down Run wild and free Carve out your own way Unconfined by man’s vain wishes And take your fresh waters Down to an ever-waiting sea So distant you know not of its existence But still you flow Your destination unknown to you A little like so …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 07/May/22
Quiet flows the Wye In its course through a vale Long carrying the label Area of outstanding beauty Lined with multitude trees Watering pasture and meadow Feeding fish and anglers Supporting duck and goose Swan heron and kingfisher Reflecting wide skies And thoughts of wonder At Earth’s natural bounty. +++++++++++++++++ Much of humanity lives …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 30/Apr/22
Weeds we call them and condemn But in spring before more flowers form Our friends the bees emerge hungry And find these golden blooms Ever a source of sustenance To keep them flying until Those cultivated blooms appear So, maybe avoid the death spray Until later in the season? +++++++++++++++++ Much of humanity lives among …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 29/Apr/22
In any season of the passing year Still water reflects its surroundings And leads us to move with it Finding in those natural echoes The seeds of love and respect For all that nature brings to us +++++++++++++++++ Much of humanity lives among natural wonders, though many millions also dwell in ugly, overcrowded, unsanitary …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 28/Apr/22
For how many million yearshas the headland facedunquiet seasfor how many more will itstand unchanged indifferentto humanity’s brief span? +++++++++++++++++ Much of humanity lives among natural wonders, though many millions are also forced to dwell in ugly, overcrowded, unsanitary slum cities, of course. Some people ignore and others actively dislike natural beauty, even working to …
Continue reading #Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 24/Apr/22
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
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