Photo Haiku

Tag: haiku

  • Hawker’s Hut

    Drugs and poetry,
    The parson’s opium den.
    Tucked against the cliff.

    One of my problems is I don’t always think things through properly, and end up having to publish two posts in a day to clarify things. So my last post may have been confusing. Is that a bad thing? Well welcome to my world of perpetual bewilderment… So to give context to my last post – this is the full Hawker’s Hut. Named after a local parson,  Robert Stephen Hawker(1803 – 1875),who built it from driftwood and timber retrieved from shipwrecks, with a turf roof. Still remarkably preserved, and owned by the National Trust. Hawker used the hut as a bolt hole, with beautiful views over the Atlantic Ocean, where he would write poetry and smoke opium.
    Now the previous post makes sense?

  • Opium Den

    A simple door latch,
    Access to old Hawker’s Hut.
    Secret hideaway.

    I will post a photo of Hawker’s hut to give wider context, but I really liked this detail of the entrance. Hawker’s hut is in Morwenstow, Cornwall, in England. It is a Grade 2 listed wooden building, and the smallest property owned by the National Trust. You will see it in all its small but perfectly formed glory soon….

  • Storm

    Waves – crash all you can.
    I am the storm, shrieked the wind,
    Mine is the power.

    It has been a week or so since I posted, as I have been away on a short break to the Devon coast. As storm Amy was coming to an end, we made an evening visit to Hartland Quay. The waves were amazing, and even though I am quite pleased with this image, I still don’t feel it does justice to the anger in the sea.

  • Gift

    Bridge across the Trent.
    A thoughtful gift from Michael.
    Hard to gift-wrap though.

    A pedestrian bridge across the river Trent at Burton, a centre of beer brewing in the Est Midlands of England. A little flamboyant but it has stood the test of time.

  • Castle?

    Strong against the storm,
    Home for the high and mighty.
    But peasants can look.

    Is it a castle? Well, no it isn’t. Although it was originally built as a castle after the Norman conquest, it is now a faux-castle stately home located in the Vale of Belvoir, belonging to the Duke of Rutland.
    I find it odd that Nottingham Castle very definitely looks like a manor house or stely home, and yet a stately home just a few miles down the road looks distinctly like a castle. But at least we peasants are allowed in the grounds to have a look round.

  • Autumn

    Russet leaves abound,
    The autumn air cold and crisp.
    Time to walk the dog.

    Apparently this year is going to be good for colour, so hopefully I will get the chance to get out and capture some of it. This image is from the circular walk around the lake at Wollaton Park in Nottingham. And no, I don’t have a dog.

  • Lights

    Not just for Christmas,
    Joy is to share all year round.
    Spread thick like butter

    Apologies to anyone dairy intolerant, and also to those who are tutting, and moaning about celebrating too early. Well not really, it is what it is. The light display is at Wollaton Hall (also known as Wayne Manor), and is due to be repeated this year in December.

  • Sentinel

    Cold and so alone.
    A sentinel in the mist
    Waiting for the sun    .

    Less is more, more or less. A misty frosty morning in the park.

  • Trent Bridge

    Grey skies threaten rain.
    Take shelter beneath the bridge
    ‘Til the storm has passed.

    Trent Bridge straddles the River Trent (strangely), linking the City of Nottingham to West Bridgford. In the image you can see the floodlights for the cricket ground on the right, and to the left the Brian Clough stand of the City Ground, home of Nottingham Forest FC. Both are on the south side of the river. On the north side is the home of Notts County FC, separated from the City Ground by only 250 metres, making them the closest grounds to each other in the UK. Unfortunately for County fans, not quite so close in terms of league position.

  • Robin

    Robin takes his aim,
    Stealing riches for the poor.
    Sheriff not impressed.

    Nottingham is synonymous with the lads in Lincoln green, led by Robin Hood. His statue, along with a tableau of associated characters, shelters beneath the walls of Nottingham Castle. During the Great Pandemic of 2020, the council commissioned a series of painted Wise Owls, each decorated by a different artist and with a Nottingham theme. Appropriately it is the Sheriff that was sent to keep an eye on these scallywags.