Here my breathing slows
until no air passes through;
place and mind are one.
by Scooj
I sat in this overgrown corner of my allotment doing a butterfly survey this afternoon. My heart rate slowed and I caught myself not even breathing. So calm and peaceful.
Such vibrant colour
lost in verdant foliage;
perfect camouflage.
by Scooj
A mermaid and fawn;
resident grotesques adorn
this sheltered housing
by Scooj
Three ladies in black;
has the Summer come to this?
or did someone die?
By Scooj
Blue whales arrive with
a message in a bottle –
don’t throw it away.
by Scooj
As part of Bristol Green Capital, this enormous public art installation will be launched on Friday 17 July. I saw the artists making the finishing touches to ‘Bristol Blue Whales’ today. It is stunning.
An act of kindness
seen from a bus; a man gave
a tramp a square meal.
by Scooj
Man eating cheese square;
incongruous street poster
in Bristol’s Mark Lane.
by Scooj
A calm Summer morn’
punctuated only by
a passing comma.
by Scooj
* The Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a species of butterfly found across Europe, and from N. Africa through Asia as far as Japan.
Near silent station,
rush hour suspended today,
unions strike out.
by Scooj
Interview over.
Head home feeling slightly sick.
Did I do enough?
by Scooj
Natural adventures 