A gift from my wife
Now I know the safety word –
Hippopotamus.
Came home yesterday to find my wife had bought me a very special t-shirt. I love it. Unfortunately I am hopeless at selfies, but I think it tells the story.
Author: David Baker
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A gift
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Escape
Crawling on scarred knees
over cold and hard flagstones.
Escape to the light.A bit of a downbeat haiku, but it reflects the feel of the image. Another from Gloucester Cathedral.
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Wing Walk
Seats are for inside
Not sat up there on the wing.
More courage than sense.On a recent holiday we were passing an airfield when we spotted a plane on the ground, and someone clambering up on top of the wings. We waited, and watched, as the plane took off and performed aerobatics with a brave soul strapped to an outside seat. I now have a granddaughter who wants to do wing walking and sky diving! Nutters.
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Normanton Church
The church on the lake
Ethereal survivor
of a flooded land.Rutland Water in the East Midlands of England was formed by flooding and damming the Gwash valley, covering two villages in the process. It is the largest reservoir in England by surface area. When Rutland Water was created in the 1970s, the church was partially submerged, but it was saved from demolition due to public protest. The lower level was filled with rubble and concrete, and a new floor was created, making it a unique landmark that appears to float on the water. History, Haiku and a pHoto.
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Puffin Billy
Sorry, I can’t stop.
Things to do, places to be,
No wonder I puff.Not as fast as kingfishers I imagine, but puffins are like little bullets as they fly. Definitely they look like they are always in a hurry. The classic puffin photo shows them with a beak full of sand eels, but this shot was too early in the season, and there were no chicks to feed.
2 responses to “Puffin Billy”
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this could be a push me pull me…. Look at the back, looks like it could be a face
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A face like a puffin’s bum – the ultimate compliment
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Misty morning
No gorillas here
on a morning woodland stroll.
Just trees in the mist.The purpose of the walk was to get to the beacon for stunning views over the Malvern Hills. The weather had other ideas, and by the time we reached the top our view was fog and about ten feet in front of us. However, on the way up, there were other photographic opportunities thankfully.
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Forgotten
The millstone graveyard
Reminders of times gone by,
Of stone before steel.This part of the Peak District in Derbyshire is littered with abandoned millstones, that were cut and shaped from the millstone grit in the area. Often you will find them in singles or small groups, but here there are a great many. There is also a track that would have been used to transport the finished millstones to the railway at Grindleford.
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Cathedral
Through hallowed cloisters
Where Benedictine monks trod,
Silently praying.Gloucester Cathedral is a stunning building. The cloisters were featured as parts of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films. If I can think of an appropriate haiku I might well post another image from here.
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Abandoned
Rusted and broken,
Years of service forgotten,
Chainless and unloved.An accidental find at Gibralter Point, on the east cost of England. There didn’t seem to be any boats close by that would have been big enough to warrant such an anchor, so it appears to be a memory of when the area was more active.
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The Crossing
Patiently waiting
For the way to be revealed.
Footpath to the MountSt Michael’s Mount in Cornwall stands opposite Mont St Michel in northern France. It is owned by the National Trust and features a castle and gardens. Whilst it is normally cut off from the mainland, and accessible only by boat, at low tide there is a causeway you can walk across to reach the island.
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