-
On The Lam
West country farmers Beware, Bo Peeps offering Lamb feeds. Tally them after! . n.b. The difficulties of weaning are something a male will never fully appreciate. However, I have been advised gentle encouragement and patience is welcome during an emotional time for the mother and offspring. Ewes on the otherhand cannot wait to get their →
-
On The Move
Boxed, bagged, packed in tight Lurching on with all that’s left Eyes front; use mirrors . n.b. You can’t take it with you, I have been told. What is the least we need? Are we heading to a time when nomadic living is again the norm? Like travellers in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, everyone is on →
-
On Rain XVI
Plip plop plap plick plish Pibble plabble plub pleesh pleb Music to the ear . n.b. With melody provided by the blackbird. CLP 13/06/2019 →
-
On Rain XV
Shifts in the Jetstream Washing machine turbulance Ark! Heralds now sing . n.b. The above image shows the Jetstream forecast path and speeds as at 00:00 today. This pattern is unusual and is likely to continue for a sustained period. This particular air flow will help produce some quite wet weather, delivered in bulky packages →
-
On Fire II
Blade curls as it sweats Dulls, dries out, shrivels and twists Flames turn green to black . CLP 09/06/2019 →
-
On Rain XIV
Down it pours again Thrown to Earth distainfully Waste this not, want not . n.b. There is the challenge; water capture, water storage and water recycling required. With long dry periods that end with thunder storms of extreme intensity, such that can wake us from deep sleep, how can the gift of water from the →
-
On Memory
There it was, so close Reflection of something past It’s known it was known . n.b. Whatever it was is not so important, but not being able to recall it creates a new reality; the understanding that time has been stretched so thin that gaps are appearing in its fabric. Like a fleece that has →