Hedge Haircut

I spent several minutes watching this farmer trimming this hedge this morning. Watching him manoeuvre the tractor back and forth several times made me realise that hedge trimming is not …

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Porcine Pleasure

It’s been a while since I last saw the pigs, when doing my walk. Is it me, or do they look fatter? 😝

Cloud Capped

Low mist and low cloud today – a definite capping of the tops of the Stretton Hills.

Peeling Bark

It was another cloudy, dank day today, so I went for a wander through Rectory Woods. It’s stupid but I’ve walked past this tree many times, but today it’s peeling …

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Tuneful Robin

(Turn up the volume a bit.) Look closely, and in the tree you can just make out a robin. He seemed chirpy that the sun was trying to break through …

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Fog Sounds

A foggy morning this morning, usually indicative of stillness. But listen carefully, and the constant running water of Carding Mill can be heard. The sight is of still water, but …

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Shadowlands

Sometimes, when the sun is at the right angle, it’s light catches the contours of the land below the Gaer Stone, and reveals the undulation of the ground. It’s not …

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Curious CLouds

The sun was working hard to break through the clouds this morning, but it meant it illuminated some really interesting patterns in the sky …

On Ragleth Hill

Those of you who know me will know I’m not a poet. Or rather, should I say, poetry is not a form of writing that comes naturally to me. But that’s one of the joys of going to a writers’ group … because it exposes you to writing and workshops that you wouldn’t naturally choose to go to. And so it was a few months ago at the writers’ group I go to, when we had a poetry workshop.

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Canine Canter

A dog walker in Carding Mill Valley this morning … their dog enjoying running though the stream in a moment of happiness.

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