Saturday 31 October 2009

Hartland Point


a long path
as the sun goes slowly down
secluded bay

Friday 30 October 2009

Hartland Abbey Bench


hidden
beneath vegetation
above the bog garden

Thursday 29 October 2009

Cliff Top


grassy knoll
over the cliffs
people below

Wednesday 28 October 2009

Footbridge


footbridge
and path to the sea --
location, location

Tuesday 27 October 2009

Mulberry Bush


entrance garden
mulberry bush
and sundial

Monday 26 October 2009

Evening Meal


Luisa cooks
I watch as a murder
is committed

Sunday 25 October 2009

Sunny Afternoon


sunbathers
and sketching on stones
setting sun

Saturday 24 October 2009

Gate


beyond,
black sheep frolic
and grouse

Friday 23 October 2009

Hartland Abbey Bench


Obscured
by a blue hydrangea
on the shrubbery walk

Thursday 22 October 2009

Freshwater Pool


sunshine
glints on water
too cold to bathe

Wednesday 21 October 2009

Caravan


extra guests
easy to accomodate
in colour, too

Tuesday 20 October 2009

Our Lady of Pity


unknown statue
I choose to believe is
Laverstone's Prime

Monday 19 October 2009

Sketching


pencils
and watercolours
tidal pools

Sunday 18 October 2009

Entrance Steps


as close as we get --
the riches of the rich
too costly to see

Saturday 17 October 2009

Below the Waterfall


water bubbles
on the final leg of the journey
to the sea

Friday 16 October 2009

Hartland Abbey Bench


a grand backdrop
to a simple bench
Viginia Creeper

Thursday 15 October 2009

Brook


left behind -
a bridge over
placid waters

Wednesday 14 October 2009

Strawberry Waters


a bridge
amongst the brambles
babbling brook

Tuesday 13 October 2009

Cottage - Hartland Abbey


cottage chimneys
before the walled garden
moss and ferns

Monday 12 October 2009

Above the Waterfall


sun on the water
fingers of rock reach out
to Lundy

Sunday 11 October 2009

Market Hall

sunny morning
schoolchildren milling
about the town


Saturday 10 October 2009

Devious, painted

The statue Becky gave me, painted

Welcombe Mouth


sea foam
leaves a line in the sand
hills fade to mist

Friday 9 October 2009

Hartland Abbey Bench


a bench
on the ladies' walk
in the sunshine

Thursday 8 October 2009

Blatant Plug

Devious

A little stonecast Devious, made by Becky

Elderberry Tree


on the roadside
an elder yields a pound
of bright purple berries

Wednesday 7 October 2009

Paws


not my dogs
but they encourage
thoughts of home

Tuesday 6 October 2009

Waterfall


on the path
above the waterfall -
perilous edge

Monday 5 October 2009

Big Blue Demon



Hurrah! The last stop of the Blog tour for 'An Ungodly Child' is at Aims' Big Blue Barn West

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The Lake


a Sunday stroll
past moorhens and ducks
No Boating

Sunday 4 October 2009

her aide de memoir


she touches
a glass ball –
the Taj Mahal in a snowstorm
bought from a trader
that had never seen snow
and never would
an aide de memoir
that proves she was there
and she remembers a holiday
when I was nine and hated the sun.

I bought her Hogwarts –
plastic spires under winter skies
with battery operated lights –
and she swore she'd been there
after St Mary's but before University
and learned witchcraft
at Rowling's knee

A361 Lay-by


a rest stop
for weary legs
and three smokers

Friday 2 October 2009

Strawberry Waters


Evening sun
and the promise
of a week more

Thursday 1 October 2009

Cemetery Keeper's House


summer fades
the last glory
of the bedding