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It isn’t easy
sifting through another’s life;
once loved, discarded.
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by Scooj
Tag: Cornwall
Thursday doors
Door 34
This week I thought I’d go for something a little different.
It was my father’s funeral last Friday, and family and friends gathered in Penzance where he spent a very happy last few years of his life. We hired an Airbnb property for a couple of nights in a village just outside Penzance. The property was nothing flashy, nothing out of the ordinary. It was definitely a case of function over form, but comfortable enough and set in 16 acres of hillside woodland – perfect for the dog.
When we were choosing bedrooms, my daughter said she didn’t want the scary room, and my son, who arrived with my wife a day later (courtesy of sitting a GCSE exam) said exactly the same thing.
It turns out that the room was indeed scary with a full wall oak wardrobe door that was wholly out of place in the room. It looked like the doors had been harvested from some other piece of furniture and subsequently worked into this space. Something of ‘the Sixth Sense’ about it…
Needless to say, nobody slept in this room.
by Scooj
More doors at: Thursday Doors – Norm 2.0
Archetype
In ancient woodland
ferns unfurl and bluebells thrive;
late afternoon sun.
by Scooj
Mimic
In the shadow of
St Michael’s Mount, small worm casts
mirror their neighbour.
by Scooj
Oystercatcher
Rockpooling alone
and ‘peet peeweet’ on the breeze
sweet sounds of my past.
by Scooj
Spiny spider crab
Fine decorations
adorn a tough carapace;
king of camouflage.
by Scooj
Passive
Rod on the rod-rest
baited hooks on the bottom;
waiting for a bite.
by Scooj
- Fishing in Cornwall for a couple of days.
Gull
Below the clifftops
gliding with effortless grace,
wing tips spill the air.
by Scooj
1011. Upfest 2017 (49)
Mazzi C is an artist whose plain speaking and informative Upfest biography profile tells us that she is inspired by natural organic forms and Oriental art. Mazzie C, from Cornwall (my favourite place) goes on to say that she finds the juxtoposition of natural themes and street art using sprays and inks interesting. Her work is driven by dialetics of nature and urban culture. Well mine too – welcome to Natural Adventures.
This small work is subtle and engaging (I want to use the word charming, but it always sounds so patronising). There are several things going on here – the beautiful bird set amongst triangles and stencilled flower patterns, the swirling folds are also really well crafted, almost as if the whole thing is made of cloth. Now I just need to see some of this work on walls!
Busy
Mind your own business
I have a great deal to do
I need to scurry.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 