Tag: Garden

Hear see

 

In the foxglove tree

high up a hollow tap tap;

spotted woodpecker.

 

by Scooj

Gift

 

Pot-bound olive tree

a gift from my late father

flowering a treat.

 

by Scooj

Elder

 

Beneficiary

of thick conifer clearance

large flat white umbels.

 

by Scooj

Play

.

While the cats are out

two hours with a can in hand

I squeak with delight

.

by Scooj

  • On to letter D tonight.

Potting shed

 

John Innes compost

and cuttings arranged on shelves;

my grandmother’s place

 

by Scooj

Nest building

 

A pair of magpies

plunder the garden for twigs

brought down by the winds.

 

by Scooj

Hum

 

Intoxicating

flowering shrub resonates

with a host of bees.

 

by Scooj

Bus stop treat

.

Magnolia buds

magnificent, glorious

colour to the drab.

.

by Scooj

Change

 

Recent memory

melted away and replaced

with t-shirt weather.

 

by Scooj

Urban trenches

 

Dog-dug muddy holes

pepper-pot punctuations

a garden ruined.

 

by Scooj