• on high

    they called by brieflysketching loops and arcs abovesuch a swift visit ~ n.b. Where have you gone, oh beautiful birds? Sad to say my picture shows gulls circling… CLP 18/05/2022

  • on colour

    she gave me a rosereminiscent of summeryellow, without thorns ~ n.b. Gratefully received. CLP 18/05/2022

  • on colour

    pretty, isn’t it?yellow with a tint of redopening petals ~ CLP 17/05/2022

  • on light

    come, sit on this benchwatch kaleidoscopic treesrun through all the greens ~ CLP 17/05/2022

  • owlet

    a fledgling tawny owlto whit, one learning to flylanded here and sat stillwe watched and waitedfor it to flyit watchedand waitedfor us to go too ~ CLP 16/05/2022

  • Swifts 2022

    I heard your squealingdelighted to see you backover our rooftops ~ n.b. Later and fewer this year. Heard and seen 14/05/2022z CLP 15/05/2022

  • on time

    alone hours tick byeverything doubles when sharedall is relative ~ CLP 15/05/2022

  • on light

    it’s nearly midnightthere is too much of it nowthey sing all night long ~ n.b. Not that I’m objecting to birdsong. CLP 14/05/2022

  • on time

    Don’t count your chickensthey won’t be bothered at allthey’re not counting you ~ CLP 13/05/2022

  • on time

    I can give no moreattention economyconsumed everything ~ CLP 13/05/2022