Journey of Words

Tag: Time

  • on time

    temperature dropcounter-measures introducedslow tick-tock of clock ~ n.b. Chilling in front of a fire. CLP 17/12/2022 →

  • on time

    we scraped snow off lineskicked the ball through heavy flakesplayed as if still kids ~ n.b. Such fun to be able to run and slide about chasing a football for an hour, even when the air temperature is less than zero. CLP 15/12/2022 →

  • on time

    visible todaymaybe tomorrow, we’ll seepatience is strength ~ CLP 13/12/2022 →

  • on Ukraine

    bombs dropped, rockets firedyes, you did! no, we didn’t!truth walking wounded ~ n.b. Day 292. Add truth to the list of missing. CLP 12/12/2022 →

  • on time

    silvered birch frozenmemento of sub-zero nightfall of moondust ~ CLP 11/12/2022 →

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    Trafalgar jacketwe boast of that victorydyed in indigo n.b. The mind-expanding exhibition by the Singh Twins, (running until 20th February, 2023) at Norwich Castle, explains how many farmers in India were forced to grow indigo to colour uniforms blue for English and French forces, (greed and profit take no sides). An example being this Royal →

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    discreet flash of goldsee the promise of better?deceit of winter ~ n.b. North Norfolk, December, not Serengeti. CLP 09/12/2022 →

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    is this where we’d sit(where she sat, painted landscapes)watch for deer, buzzards? ~ n.b. Bignor Hill, West Sussex, toward the mouth of the Arun, (I imagine). Painting by Elsie Marian Henderson (1880-1967). CLP 07/12/2022 →

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    ebb tide at full flowcables neatly stowed on decklines pulled taut, sails full ~ n.b. A ship can wait only so long before the tide turns. Many a ship sails without its full complement. CLP 06/12/2022 →

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    winter wind rattlesbare boughs of Chiltern beech woodscirculation of kites ~ n.b. Above Adams Park, High Wycombe it is common to witness red kites on the wing. I saw fourteen in one flight on Sunday. These birds are a thriving colony, having been reintroduced to the Chiltern Hills in the past couple of decades. CLP →