Tag Archives: Nature

on time

blackthorn in blossom
petals flutter on the breeze
snow due by weekend

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CLP 01/03/2023

on rain

temperature rise
sunbeams slice through cumuli
pigeons stream beneath arc

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CLP 27/02/2023

on light

such blue, bright white, shade
bitter bite of on-shore breeze
daffodil trumpets

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CLP 26/02/2023

on February

day felt cold enough
verge ankle-deep in snowdrops
northerly bows pines

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CLP 25/02/2023

on time

I'll never forget
when we gathered wild garlic
its scent after rain

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n.b. Picture shows bluebells. Long story…

CLP 15/02/2023

on colour

buds' initial burst
blood red splay reaches for light
hazel springs to life

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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 for children) is likely to be quite rare these days, but spring seems to have begun.

Long-tailed tits, blue tits and great tits all noticeably active in hedgerows and woodland.

CLP 15/02/2023

on time

whither do we head
come snow drops and daffodils?
can you hear bluebells?

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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 changes
cyclical shifts in orbit
Thames rises and falls

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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 sea
take a brief moment

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CLP 10/02/2023

on time

grow straight, tall and true
more tricky than imagined
trees flex with the wind

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CLP 08/02/2023