Bare

King's Weston trees, Bristol, November 2024
King’s Weston trees, Bristol, November 2024

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Naked contorted

summer’s protective coat shed

winter’s agony

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Hearth

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Anticipation

warming toes and glowing nose

winter fire tonight

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Chill

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First frost of the spring

unpredictably

after warm winter

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Cloudburst

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Ominous yellow

a dark cloudy prelude to

opening heavens

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Storm Isha

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Tuneful gusts and squalls

in the midst of Storm Isha

whistling chimney

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Silver

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Thick frosted pastures

shimmer under pink-tinged clouds

this is my treasure

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Old routine

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Just me and the dog

a walk, dog ice cream and cake

a cold winter’s day

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Winter chill

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The north wind cuts hard

on the waterlogged landscape

in this warmest year

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  • The weather has always been an English preoccupation, but with the climatic impacts we are now experiencing, there is a perverse excitement of doomsday ecstasy peppering our media and conversations. Climate change – the gift to ourselves that just keeps on giving.

Snow report

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Obsessive checking

snow reports for Alpe d’Huez

unbearable wait

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West Wittering wind

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End of year cobwebs

well and truly blown away

hoping for better

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