Winter sunset.....

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after a particularly hard day how nature can make you glad to be alive.....

Shades of Impressionism

While out walking this morning...through the woods....the cattle grazing on fallen leaves and the damp, musty smell of late autumn.....


.....the scenes reminded me of a french impressionist painting......especially the silver birch against the copper leaves......

or maybe one of the Glasgow boys scenes... the colours of the brambles against flank of beast.....

tonight I may get the paints out and try my hand at capturing my impression.....

rememberance

.........this morning the world looked fresh and newly emerging from its misty garments....for a brief hour before the rain set in.....
.........the cows saunter past oblivious to the snuffing Scottie dog beside them......they walk a time worn path through the gorse.....stopping only to munch on fallen leaves....

.........the sun briefly shining through dappled clouds.........a pair of swans flew low..the air beating through their wings the only noise....

then in the distance the ringing of church bells....peeling.....

this is my picture of England today .......

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The Solider

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If I should die, think only this of me:

That there’s some corner of a foreign field

That is for ever England. There shall be

In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;

A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,

Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,

A body of England’s, breathing English air,

Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

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And think, this heart, all evil shed away,

A pulse in the eternal mind, no less

Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;

Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;

And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,

In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Rupert Brook

Busy, busy

It has been a roller coaster of work....duty.....inspiration......laughter......sulks.......fizz......cakes.....but most of all happiness.

We have opened our shop this week........

the picture is one of my favourite pieces....a antique teapot with a mini moth orchid.....sorry its sold.......

To see more visit our blog....Martin and The Magpie and if you are ever in the area please call in and see us..the cake is gone but we have tea!!!

Yellow

...it seems that my whole world is yellow...............