• L3(Day 63): Outside

    Some fool left their gloves in the lobby after doing up their walking boots. Had a lovely walk to Whitlingham Broad in the rain. Wind was cold. I could have done with my gloves. ~ CLP 10/03/2021

  • On Horses

    Are those characters still in the goddam saloon cooking up horse shit? ~ n.b. Will Woody & Johnny ride again? April approaches. ~ CLP 09/03/2021

  • Oh Sleep

    Come, take me away to foreign lands where it’s warm and please return me safe at dawn ~ n.b. Just to be abroad for a bit would be lovely. ~ CLP 04/03/2021

  • On the Aerodrome

    Jet engines idle Holiday bookings increase Hope is an aircraft . n.b. Just under ten months to Boxing Day football! No need to fly anywhere to be optimistic. . CLP 27/02/2021

  • On the Road

    On this brief journey from the slip road to exit travel without fear ~ CLP 19/02/2021

  • L3 (Day 41): Bristol – Virtually

    Subscribing to the view that I should take a break I sat back to watch football – an unfortunate mistake. ~ n.b. No. You’ll have to look it up yourself, sorry. Yes, £10 online. 🙄 ~ CLP16/02/2021

  • L3 (Day 30): Betula Pendula

    Along with buddleja, the silver birch, (betula pendula) is often the first tree to set down roots and become established in the most unlikely situations. It grows fast and its white bark seems to split under the stress of holding the slender trunk together as it shoots up. It quickly becomes a tree of ornamental

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 18) On the Streets

    By the time I was ready to get out all light had gone from the sky, bar a faint patch to the south-west above the trees on Carrow Hill. My brisk march lasted ninety minutes, during which I discovered some of the poshest streets of Norwich. They lie beyond the medieval walls, strung out on

  • On Playing v

    It had to happen we crashed into each other. Found – laughing in street ~ n.b. I am close to bursting, laughing out loud again, 45 years later. Mucking about on our bicycles we accidentally locked handle bars and fell to the pavement. Before we could move, get cross, or blame the other, a little

  • On Heat

    Mountain stream spouts clear Granite trough holds liquid ice Sunburnt arms submerged ~ CLP 03/01/2020