Journey of Words

Tag: Norwich

  • Sun Dial

    what time was it when Sun projected pine shadows on warm warehouse bricks ~ CLP 07/04/2021 →

  • On The Surface

    . Down by the quayside where fishermen know to sit young seal making hay ~ n.b. I had heard of this young pup’s arrival a week ago and today I saw it surface a few times. Despite the snow in the wind, a woman had taken her coat off to sit on it on the →

  • On Water

    Inundation flows finds a level then settles serene water fowl ~ n.b. Today a bitter northerly brought snow to the air and pushed the tide higher, so that the rivers spilled into low pasture, ducks, geese and swans followed. ~ CLP 05/04/2021 →

  • Spring (Day 11):

    We wait by the Wensum. We wait for the kingfisher. We are not disappointed as it flies past twice, breaking its return journey to rest on the buddleja opposite for a few seconds. Later, I wait and watch again. A family gather pointing at silver blue in the bushes across the water. They realise it →

  • At the Exit

    Clocks have changed to British Summer Time. The Sun has come out. A strong southerly wind brings warmth to Norfolk. People are out and about, the sound of children playing in the local park competes with goldfinches, blackbirds, chaffinches and the blue and great tits. An otter has been seen in the Wensum nearby and →

  • L3 (Day 81.8): Garden

    Cherry tree blooms pink, so pink it’s almost punk. Colour splashed across a grey day. ~ CLP 28/03/2021 →

  • L3 (Day 81.6): Bicycle

    Gentle rotations. Wending through the old city. Taking in the architecture. Contemplating history and herstory. ~ CLP 28/03/2021 →

  • L3 (Day 80): Thorpe St. Andrew

    There are some large spaces even within close reach of this compact city. Up here beyond Mousehold Heath there is high ground that contains swathes of abandoned land, fenced off, left to dereliction. Who owns it? What grand plans do they have? Who knows? Somebody must. ~ CLP 27/03/2021 →

  • On the Bridge

    Dual function form safe passage above free flow elegance with strength ~ n.b. Fye Bridge, Norwich CLP 20/03/2021 →

  • L3 (Day 73): Cow Tower

    Over-shadowing this sculpted turn of the Wensum, cracked from sky to soil, it is still here, still recognisable, still standing. ~ CLP 20/03/2021 →