Journey of Words

Tag: Nature

  • on time

    I’ll never forgetwhen we gathered wild garlicits scent after rain ~ n.b. Picture shows bluebells. Long story… CLP 15/02/2023 →

  • on colour

    buds’ initial burstblood red splay reaches for lighthazel springs to life ~ n.b. Valentine’s Day, yesterday, the middle of February, which is noted in Slovenia as the day plants start flowering. In Norfolk, England, the appearance of the sinister Jack Valentine (a man who traditionally goes about villages, knocking on back doors, before leaving sweets →

  • on time

    whither do we headcome snow drops and daffodils?can you hear bluebells? ~ n.b. The picture shows catkins, or “Lambs’ tails” as my mother knew them when she was growing up in the Fens. CLP 13/02/2023 →

  • on time

    seasonal changescyclical shifts in orbitThames rises and falls ~ n.b. Is winter defined by lack of colour, or just the English winter? CLP 12/02/2023 →

  • on time

    February? Wow!sunshine, blue sky and calm seatake a brief moment ~ CLP 10/02/2023 →

  • on time

    grow straight, tall and truemore tricky than imaginedtrees flex with the wind ~ CLP 08/02/2023 →

  • on time

    moonrise exposescrowded blocks, brick barriers lives without nature ~ n.b. Sun rises later now because of these ‘contemporary apartments’ that also diminish the scale of the Moon and night sky. CLP 06/02/2023 →

  • on time

    better things to dothan play games with the weatherprepare for the worst ~ n.b. Blue sky, but clouds not quite as white and fluffy as to be entirely innocent. CLP 02/02/2023 →

  • on time

    aroused from deep dreamsun clouded out, day decaysgloves, coats, car headlights ~ CLP 01/02/2023 →

  • on light

    bright start betrays youbeware the day’s warm welcomewinter rules still hold ~ n.b. I’m sure we’ve all done it, misread the promise of a sunny morning to venture out in hope, before finding bright sunlight doesn’t always keep its promises. This peacock butterfly was suffering by the time of January’s last sunset. CLP 01/02/2023 →