The first day…

.

Tears before bedtime

leaving home is difficult

University

.

by Scooj

September afternoon

.

Blankets laid in the

last of the afternoon sun

casting long shadows

.

by Scooj

Orange hawkweed

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

.

Early autumn hue

scattered among worn tombstones

mother earth returns

.

by Scooj

Routine

.

My daily rhythm

a curse and a salvation

me and the dog both

.

by Scooj

Seasonal shift

.

Glorious blue skies

betray the chill north-west winds

a nip in the air

.

by Scooj

Admiration

.

My admiration

for those in the great north run

my wife included

.

by Scooj

Rhythm

.

Back for four days now

slipping into a rhythm

as if I’d not been

.

by Scooj

Franz Gertsch

Franz Gertsch, Saintes Maries de la Mer III, Humlebæk, Denmark
Franz Gertsch, Saintes Maries de la Mer III, Humlebæk, Denmark

.

Children on a beach

photorealistic work

utterly inspired

.

by Scooj

After visiting an exhibition of Franz Gertsch’s extraordinary work in the Louisiana gallery, Humlebæk, Denmark.

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen, August 2024
The Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen, August 2024

.

She sits on a rock

all day looking out to sea

yearning to return

.

by Scooj

City break

.

Scandanavia

wonderful Copenhagen

home of Andersen.

.

by Scooj