Autumn browned margins
offer cover for wildlife
people in hides watch
by Scooj
Tag: Nature
Imagination
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Beneath the ginkgo
shoals of yellow manta ray
gather at the kerb
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by Scooj
With thanks to Bill Bisgood for getting me thinking about these wonderful trees.
Viscount heron
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Aristocratic
surveyor of his domain
goldfish pond in view
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by Scooj
2536. Cheltenham 2019 (15)
This is an incredible piece by Fabio Petani, an Italian muralist who rarely paints at festivals because he makes his living from commissions and can rarely afford give up the time to paint ‘for fun’. So this is a rare treat and a bit of a coup for organisers of the Cheltenham Paint Fesitval.
His work is symbolic of connecting people with nature, which is something of a strong societal theme these days and his sketch-like illustration, on a grand scale, brings nature to the urban setting. I think the stark and perfect yellow ring reminds us of human endeavour and how we have divorced ourselves from nature. This is a thoughtful and beautifully painted piece.
I managed to snatch a few words with the artist on the Friday and on the Sunday I just happened to be there as he finished the piece and moved the scissor lift out of the way. I believe I was the first to photograph the completed work.
English Longhorn
At Parsonage Down
among the anthill hillocks
ancient cattle herd
by Scooj
Site visit (Parsonage Down)
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I don’t get out much,
National Nature Reserve
on the cards today
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by Scooj
Gathering
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The thirteen hundred
from all corners of the land
nature in good hands
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by Scooj
At a Natural England all staff conference.
2413. Redcliffe Way (1)
Sometimes you glance a piece of street art when driving about the place and make a mental note to go back on foot. This is one of those, and well worth the legwork to find it. It is a beautiful stencil of an owl by Kin Dose, which I figured was several years old, but is probably less than 18 months old if streetview is anything to go by.
The first observation is that this spot is a prime location for a stencil. Blocked out windows like this always make such fantastic framed backdrops for street art. I think that this is a barn owl, and the stencil is in very much the same style as his 2018 Upfest stencils, with the animal sprayed over a coloured swirl background. When I spoke to Kin Dose earlier this summer, he said that he has moved away from doing stencils because the cutting out process is tedious and he is preferring his spray-brush style at the moment. Lovely piece.
Riches
In Lansallos Cove
where trees huddle for shelter
lichen enrichens
by Scooj
- This only works if you pronounce lichen, litchen rather than liken. That is the way I was taught at school.
Porcelain crab
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A lump of driftwood
stranded high on the tide line ;
crab hitches a ride
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by Scooj
Natural adventures 