
stretching across paths
shadows mark summer's decline
extra bed covers
~
n.b. It’s definitely cooler in the evening, but still praying for rain.
CLP 28/08/2022
Liberté, Égalité, Humanité
stretching across paths
shadows mark summer's decline
extra bed covers
~
n.b. It’s definitely cooler in the evening, but still praying for rain.
CLP 28/08/2022
starlings gathering
sparkling in low August sun
speckling wheat stubble
~
CLP 10/08/2022
amongst happy throng
one woman cries her heart out
rainbows come with rain
~
n.b. Oblivious of the calendar, I travelled to see family and friends and discover that Brighton Pride is set for the same weekend.
This means a lot of relaxed people, a lot of extravagance and flamboyance, a very large number of police.
So many people having fun, dancing. One young tearful woman being consoled by her friend. There will be hangovers.
CLP 07/08/2022
hear that? rain's patter
streaked, dusty window, cool air
grass barely alive
~
CLP 26/07/2022
left on open grass
laid without ceremony
better things to do?
~
n.b. To the human eye these looked white, to the camera this beautiful blue.
CLP 18/07/2022
someone is happy
heat from south draws up insects
squeal of swifts sweep roofs
~
n.b. What joy in the tearaway swooping of young swifts playing tag in between the chimney pots!
CLP 16/07/2022
dry flower heads fall
breath of silver birch, a gull
laughter caught on breeze
~
CLP 10/07/2022
was that everything?
gone before you've kissed earth
hit the ground running
~
CLP 29/06/2022
this our stage backlit
from hereon in 'tis Summer
flowers turn to fruit
~
CLP 22/06/2022
all you can muster
from heaven, Earth and water
celestial blue
~
CLP 21/06/2022