7418. Belle Vue Road

Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026
Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026

I don’t visit this little corner of Bristol all that often, so it was great to ‘find’ this lovely mural, which has been a spot for less formal street art in the past, by Cock Dicks. It looks like Cock Dicks didn’t have a ladder, but in a way the ‘grass height’ of the piece works rather well beneath the large expanse of green on the wall.

Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026
Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026

The cartoon-style magnified landscape is beautifully laid out, and the flowers and insects all have rather sleepy faces. I particularly like the dandelions, which have been beautifully observed, and the one on the right being bald but for three remaining seed heads. This is a lovely piece that, without doubt, brightens up these residential streets.

Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026
Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026

Grasses – 30 Days Wild (17/30)

Grass, Ashton Court, Bristol, June 2024
Grass, Ashton Court, Bristol, June 2024

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Shimmering grasses

ripe flowerheads bent over

early summer breeze

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by Scooj

  • 30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one ‘wild’ thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can, as my contribution to this celebration of wildlife and biodiversity. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.

Greenbank Cemetery – 30 Days Wild (7/30)

Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, June 2024
Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, June 2024

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Final resting place

when we return to the soil

verdant new life thrives

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by Scooj

  • 30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one ‘wild’ thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can, as my contribution to this celebration of wildlife and biodiversity. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.

Soft winds

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Soft winds gently stroke

heavily laden grass heads

leaning to the east

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by Scooj

Quintessential summer’s day

 

Lawnmowers buzzing

and a radio cuts through,

England – India

 

by Scooj

 

Urban mow

 

Pocket handkerchief

lawns attended to in this

first weekend of sun.

 

by Scooj

Transition

 

Delicate whisper

of Autumn’s steady advance

time to button up.

 

by Scooj

 

One of my early haiku which I still rather like. I am mindful of it as we transition from Winter into Spring. First published on 5 September 2015.

Transition

 

Delicate whisper

of Autumn’s steady advance;

time to button up.

 

by Scooj

14/30 Quaking Grass

Swaying in the breeze,

paper-thin lanterns rustle

and I sing for joy.

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo