You can’t hide from me
I have naturalist’s eyes
I see living things.
by Scooj
Tag: Nature
Bee bar
Buzzing honey bees
guzzle fresh sweet nectar from
marjoram flowers.
by Scooj
866. Lower Approach Road (3)
The third piece from this site down by Temple Meads Station. The day I first went to take pictures here, Copyright and Paul Monsters were just finishing off their magnificent piece. To their left, working hard was Loch Ness diligent in his work on this piece.
Unfortunately for him, I broke his concentration for a little while. The piece is quite unusual and full of details and little stories. The main figure looks like it is a reindeer – unusual for this time of year.
To the left of the reindeer is what I would describe as a burst of nature, and this was the part Loch Ness was working on when I photographed the work (first time).
As he was working it looked very much like he was working to a plan, and he was almost ‘painting by numbers’. Of course one has to recognise that he designed the plan and has the incredible skill to execute it, I am not suggesting for a moment that the process he uses is any easier than any other.
Painted lady
On Bristol’s fair Downs
she settles by a clover
plant, oblivious.
by Scooj
Radula
An algal carpet
etched by the teeth of a snail;
patterns in the stone.
by Scooj
Ant day
.
Gulls in thermals swoop
and stall, feasting on new queens;
tiny protein treats.
.
by Scooj
Peacock
Intimidating
deception masks a higher
imperative to
survive juvenility
into metamorphosis.
by Scooj
- Below – the peacock butterfly that inspired my first haiku. This Tanka is about the peacock butterfly caterpillar.
Meeting
.
On my arrival
I am greeted by a young
pair of goldfinches.
.
by Scooj
Cryptic
Imagination
playing tricks; I’ll not be found.
I am a twig, me.
by Scooj
750. Upfest 2016 (112)
I am feeling under a little pressure to get as many Upfest 2016 pieces posted before the end of July when the whole thing starts all over again. I think that the only way I will be able to achieve this is to shorten the narrative sections surrounding the images, which will be a Godsend for those who don’t like to read, but perhaps not so great for those who like to know a little more about the artists and the impression their work has made.
This is a wonderful piece by Braga Last1 whose owl in Dean Lane skate park I posted only a few days ago. This time he has created a beautiful rhinoceros in the school playground of Ashton Gate School.
The use of monochrome accompanied with colours spilling from the horn/tree on the rhinoceros is skilfully done, and the slight reflection of green on the head and back of the animal has been well thought through. A lovely piece.
Natural adventures 