6440. Church Road

Dave Bain and David J. McMillan, Church Road, Bristol, September 2024
Dave Bain and David J. McMillan, Church Road, Bristol, September 2024

I find myself in a bit of a rush this morning, because I have a dental appointment before work. I’m slightly anxious about what is going to happen with my tooth, having lost quite a large section of it a week or so ago. I guess I have to yield to the professional and just get on with it.

I drove past this mural a few weeks ago, coming back from the dog sitter who lives in a part of town I don’t go to all that often. I don’t know how long it has been there, but I can’t recall ever having seen it before.

Dave Bain and David J. McMillan, Church Road, Bristol, September 2024
Dave Bain and David J. McMillan, Church Road, Bristol, September 2024

The large mural on Church Road is by Dave Bain and David J McMillan, and not being overly familiar with the work of either artist, I am not too sure who is responsible for which parts of the mural. The piece speaks of recreation and connecting with nature, which is always a welcome theme in my view. I love the execution of the mural, but I fear that the colours look a little washed out, but that might be an artifact of the rather overcast weather when I took the photographs. It is always great to find new pieces, especially significant murals like this one. Nice work from Dave and David.

Miyawaki method

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Small wood creation

dense planting of mixed species

acceleration

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by Scooj

Orange hawkweed

Orange hawkweed, Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, September 2024
Orange hawkweed, Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, September 2024

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Early autumn hue

scattered among worn tombstones

mother earth returns

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by Scooj

Sitter

Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum, Redland, Bristol, August 2024
Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum, Redland, Bristol, August 2024

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Obliging sitter

sunbathing, oblivious

to my approaches

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by Scooj

Contentment

Peacock butterfly, Lawrence Weston, August 2024
Peacock butterfly, Lawrence Weston, August 2024

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Lazy summer’s day

warmth reflected from the shrubs

peacock butterfly

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by Scooj

Dance of the faeries

Speckled wood butterflies dancing, Kings Weston, Bristol, August 2024
Speckled wood butterflies dancing, Kings Weston, Bristol, August 2024

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A bright shaft of light

countless butterflies delight

and then they are gone

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by Scooj

  • On observing one of the most beautiful natural sights I have ever seen. More than twenty Speckled Wood butterflies were chasing one another in long chains in a warm sunny spot in the woodland. As their wingtips brushed past the nettles plumes of pollen wafted into the air, like smoke. The display lasted only a few minutes until a cloud passed by, and the butterflies simply melted away into the woods. A moment that will live with me for the rest of my days. Magical.

Summer days

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Summer holidays

a break from school and routine

more time for nature

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by Scooj

  • On reflecting on the joy of summer holidays when I was a youngster and I could spend time in Cornwall with my grandparents and commune with nature, all day, every day. Happiest of days.

Small moth, big name

Small fan-footed wave moth, Redland, Bristol, August 2024moth
Small fan-footed wave moth, Redland, Bristol, August 2024

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With modest cream wings

moth boasts the craziest name

Small fan-footed wave

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by Scooj

A wonderful thing

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Heart of the city

the Avon, a sandpiper

heard though not quite seen

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by Scooj

Undefeated

Sunflower, Redland Bristol, August 2024
Sunflower, Redland Bristol, August 2024

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Leafless sunflower

savaged by marauding slugs

determination

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by Scooj