Lantic Bay

Lantic Bay, Cornwall, October 2023
Lantic Bay, Cornwall, October 2023

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Moody mists roll in

hanging on an autumn wind

droplets on my hair

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by Scooj

Cephalopod

Antoine Caramalli, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Antoine Caramalli, Porto, Portugal, June 2022

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Great intelligence

evolutionary star

World Octopus Day

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by Scooj

A little bonus gallery of Octopus pieces to mark the day:

Tanith Gould, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, December 2022
Tanith Gould, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, December 2022
Bogat, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2022
Bogat, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2022
SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Enn Kay, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2022
Enn Kay, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2022
The Hass, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
The Hass, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
Max Syther, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
Max Syther, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
Nomad Clan, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Nomad Clan, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
JXC, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
JXC, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Lost Souls, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Lost Souls, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

 

National Poetry Day

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No pressure there then

when words are hard to come by

forced, inauthentic

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by Scooj

Surf casting

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Pebbles in my crocs

an evil state of affairs

and first-world problem

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by Scooj

Flow

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The tide in full flow

we move our gear up the rocks

time and time again

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by Scooj

Shiny

Conkers, Bristol, September 2023
Conkers, Bristol, September 2023

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The school boy in me

excited by these treasures

the smooth from the rough

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by Scooj

  • The name horse chestnut is a corruption of coarse chestnut, the same coarse we use for coarse fish, meaning rough. That little nugget is for free.

COVID

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Self-isolation

and by quirky twist of fate

I am home alone

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by Scooj

Mini murmuration

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Starling flock startled

not by me you understand

peregrine falcon

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by Scooj

Autumn field trip

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Blustery morning

not too warm and not too cold

dressed for heavy rain

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by Scooj

Cleethorpes

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In seaside Cleethorpes

by drizzle windswept beaches

clinking slot machines

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by Scooj