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on time
if you get up earlyduring these short daysget out, walk towards the eaststand still, watch the bright light growfrom deep blue, so blue its almost blackto steel greywatch the horizon burnturn, look up at the highest pointstudy the golden light edging downthe church steeplethe coniferthe pyloncity hall’s clock toweryou’ll feel the Earth spinningtaking you into →
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on light
tune into new daySun tweaks its colour settingsbirdsong audible ~ n.b. Without the dampening affect of full foliage the morning is a pretty noisy time of day, particularly now that there is no lockdown in England and traffic on the bypass and into the city centre is increasingly heavy. ~ CLP 12/01/2022 →
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on white lights
intermittent wipersbroken linesmarking where to cutthrough naked treesclawing at the sheetof cloudsbright red trianglesblack on whitewarning dartssharp bendswhite on blackapproaching one-eyed carwobbles past close enoughto make me winceand I hear you”Slow down.Watch out for the deer.”And this is what happens;you become part of my worldas I drive toward yours ~ CLP 10/01/2022 →
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on flight
starlings stir up dusksky’s grey palette liquifiedfish out of water ~ n.b. A photograph cannot capture the wonder of starlings numbering hundreds or thousands flying in a free-wheeling flock, a mumuration. Yesterday, late afternoon, Great Yarmouth; the magic of flight, the joy of collective effort, the beauty of life. ~ CLP 09/01/2022 →
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on light
compared with the Suneverything becomes grey-scalewithout perspective ~ n.b. It has been a challenging few days, putting fingers to the keyboard as impossible as joining like poles of two magnets. The ‘must post’ became ‘can’t post’. Now, a shift. Was it the sunlight? Was it the experience of movement in daytime? Was it enjoying catching →
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on water
winter leaf litterfuels seasonal fungi growthexpose concrete bloom ~ n.b. Nice that many of Norfolk’s water towers were situated in woodland in deference to local aesthetic sensibilities. Their increased visibility after the leaf-fall sits neatly with the natural cycle of mushrooms; hence the design, I suppose. ~ CLP 03/01/2022 →
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