An untold story;
a gift of love? or maybe
an apology.
by Scooj
A bicycle I saw exactly a year ago on a street in Bristol.
Tag: Summer
Dragonfly
Relic from Earth’s youth
bathing in afternoon sun.
Fleeting adulthood.
by Scooj
Bristol to London by Train 2
Deer in open fields
scamper away for cover
when iron thunder comes.
by Scooj
Helios
Floret furnaces
laid out in regular rows
bursting with pollen.
by Scooj
Allotment time
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.
Coat of alms
A mermaid and fawn;
resident grotesques adorn
this sheltered housing
by Scooj
Mourning
Three ladies in black;
has the Summer come to this?
or did someone die?
By Scooj
Leviathan
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.
19. Flutter by
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.
Shaun the Sheep
The sheep are in town;
families roam clutching maps –
gotta catch em all.
By Scooj
Following the success of the Gromit Trail two years ago, Bristol is hosting the Shaun the Sheep Trail, which was officially started today.
Natural adventures 