.
For twenty five years
an ever-present bloomer
has staged her last show
I planted and nurtured her
and she spoiled me with flowers.
.
by Scooj
Tag: Spring
Forgot my hat
.
Bandana and beard
and looking like a biker
out digging again.
.
by Scooj
Sun, sun, sun
.
Special, sun-soaked spring
ameliorates lock down
the best on record
.
by Scooj
* I believe that with tomorrow’s forecast for sun, that this spring (March, April and May) will have broken all records for sunlight-hours. Thank heavens. How much more difficult the last period might have been with cold, wet weather.
A message?
.
Late afternoon sun
falls on the The Tao of Pooh
I’ve never read it
.
by Scooj
English climate change
.
Dry spell continues
after such a wet winter
a summer-like spring
.
by Scooj
Emerald bomber
.
An approaching drone
zig-zag crashing on the hedge
cheer the rose chafer
.
by Scooj
Rose chafers are the most beautiful beetles, and one of the larger ones found in the UK. They seem to be more prevalent than they were in my childhood and provide an exotic touch to our gardens during May and June. They are closely related to cockchafers colloquially known as May bugs, but are rather more attractive. Loud and clumsy, these beetles have a charm all of their own (although the grubs are monstrously destructive).
Allotment evening watering
.
Ear close to the ground
listen to the grateful earth
drink with a sizzle
.
by Scooj
Manana
Seeds in their packets
won’t be growing anywhere
I’ll plant tomorrow
by Scooj
Barbecue spring
.
Who needs a summer?
already the swifts’ shrill cries
fill gorgeous blue skies
.
by Scooj
Ever so slightly cool
Soft wind sweetly blows
gently soothing sun-soaked skin
it’s not yet summer
by Scooj
