Lingering long enough
In Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood
for Gypsy’s capture
This is a scheduled post, be back soon!
Category: Nature
My Last March Bench
Wooden benches have been the theme for Jude’s monthly challenge, this is my second entry, just in time. This one is situated along the mill leat path, part of the riverside country park in Exeter’s Green Circle. The Circle forms a green corridor to provide a haven for wildlife, and cycle and peaceful footpaths for everyone to enjoy. If you sit on this bench the leat runs through the wooded area behind you and in front there is a view of the stream that runs off to re-join the river Exe. Sometimes that’s a tiny trickle through mud!
It’s a nice walk with lots of ways out to make it as long or short as you feel like, this bench is often a turning point before heading back to the quay for a coffee, beer or ice cream.
There is still time if you have a wooden bench to share with Jude, or from April 1st the challenge is to photograph a bench with a view.
Lazy Poets Thursday Tanka
Fallow deer at rest
replete with summers bounty
proud of your palmate antlers
and your silky dappled skin
fit prize for a big eyed doe
Lazy Poets Thursday Haiku
February nest
waits for a migrants return
family frenzy
The symmetry of wings
Symmetry(noun): the quality of something that has two sides or halves that are the same or very close in size, shape, and position; the quality of having symmetrical parts.
For this challenge, share an image of symmetry. Don’t limit yourself to architecture — you can bend this theme in any way you’d like.
A portrait of your twins? A window grille? The yellow lines of a busy road? A row of sharp points along a metal fence? Let the world inspire you. So says Cheri Lucas Rowlands at the Daily Post.
I rummaged through my photos looking for symmetrical images and failed – I’m the one who takes wonky horizons so symmetrical and I don’t really work!
Eventually it dawned on me and I hunted with a different eye. My photo didn’t need to be symmetrical, it could be the subject instead. So here are my choices, enjoy.
and join in at https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/symmetry/
Hidden Miracles
Lots of you will already have seen this but even so it’s worth seeing again. Thank you Ted,com and Mary for sending it to me 🙂
Lazy Poet’s Thursday Haiku
from insecure roots
you keep thriving regardless
optimist spirit
Lazy Poets Thursday Haiku
A bright wintry path
leading who knows where, to spring?
pause and be mindful
https://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/thursday-tanka-definition/
Hopeful Anticipation
This afternoon I went to Killerton with my family and had a lovely walk in bright sunshine – which was far from ideal for photos. We did find this robin turning on the charm and posing for me!
And then William and Louisa agreed to share their raisins, so my son tempted Mr Robin by putting some on a branch.
It may be December but . . .
. . . it’s still autumn here in the gentle south west of England, so you wont’ find any snow flakes yet.
At the weekend, I went strolling through the graveyard kicking at the leaves.
Looking skywards towards russet, greengold and naked tree tops
Beech leaves were at my feet
Oak was at eye and ankle level
I turned back the way I came and this little beauty was along the path
and as if there wasn’t already enough magic
an extra gift of treasure.
This is my first go at a Monday walk for Jo, find her here in Hartlepool,
http://restlessjo.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/jos-monday-walk-the-marina/
***It seems that we can’t choose when the snow falls on WordPress this year!***
Lucid Gypsy 