Penny whistle man
playing for a few coppers
and humanity
by Scooj
Tag: UK
S.O.S.
Secretary of
State for the environment,
I don’t believe you.
by Scooj
Commentary on a speech made by Elizabeth Truss on 14 October, entitled Open Environment.
6.15pm
Dusk comes early now
and bats flutter, fattening
for Winter slumber.
by Scooj
50. Culver Street
It is only right to mark my 50th street art post with my favourite stencil artist. JPS, an adopted son of Bristol is from nearby Weston-super-Mare, where several of his works adorn the holiday town streets.
This incredibly detailed stencil, ‘Spartacus’ is a tribute to the Welsh actor Andy Whitfield who played the star role in the Starz TV production of Spartacus. He died in 2011 aged 39 of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
I was lucky enough to photograph this work a day or two after it was completed on 13 April 2015. It is the detail of the clothing and belt that I think marks out JPS as an incredible talent.
The ‘Spartacus’, on the wall of the Queen Shilling night club, is only yards away from another JPS I posted on 8 July 2015.
9/10
Bondage
I sit in front of
my screen, deprived of freedom;
I’ll let my mind walk
by Scooj
Cloud spirit
Now in the morning
chill my exhalations dance
in front of my eyes
by Scooj
Clement
A blocking high sits
obligingly overhead
warming Autumn hearts.
by Scooj
Groundrush
Does it matter at
all that the house is a mess
when builders begin?
by Scooj
Rat
Ninja sleeps curled up
rehearsing the next kill, her
hunting day’s begun
by Scooj
In response to the excellent ‘Haiku for Cats’ number 420
49. Hepburn Road
In September I took this picture of a mural by Cheo. There are a couple of things worth pointing out. The first is that he has not included one of his signature bees – perhaps not cool enough for the subject material.
Secondly, this picture does not look like a commission and is in an area where there is a lot of ‘permissive’ and ‘illegal’ art. I would always put Cheo into the former of these two categories.
7/10
Natural adventures 