this and that...

...I am facinated by the beauty in this old tree trunk....we walk past it most days...a regular sniffing spot for the lodger.....it has been made into a bench, although we never have time to sit....but as you look closely the colours are amazing....greens...pinks ..greys and blues....the ponies gathered by it this morning in the murky daybreak light...a nibbling post for velvet muzzles....though they are wild and we don't get too close..we respect their herd and give a wide distance as they can be easily spooked and I have seen them kick a dog that gets a bit to friendly...

....the last few days have been a blur of red roses and spring flowers in the shop....it is a long time since i posted food on this blog....which is weird as less than a year ago it was my job.....( the twists and turns of life!!!).....it has just been snatched bites lately.....dips in tubs and torn up celery.....oh and of course chocolate...

......i hope you  all had hearts....chocolate, floral and fluttering..xx

The Promise

...the promise of a beautiful day......early mornings are getting lighter and at 7'ish the day is clear....so wonderful, we have had so many grey days here lately....the birds are in agreement and send up a cacophony of sound.............there is much flying and fluttering......singing and  twittering, and amongst the canopy the screeching of  jays......the ground is hard with frost until you get into the tree line where the mud cakes itself to a black dogs hairy feet!!!........today it feels like spring is here....home to open the windows...shake out the cushions and breathe....

Denial is Futile

At last!!!!....the sloe gin can be ignored no longer.......it has sat quietly in the garage for 3 months ...singing gently...I'm here .....I'm here!!......it is delicious....well worth the wait

it seems an absolute age ago, that  in the autumns fading light i picked bags of sloes....hands purple and scratched....

mmmm.....what does this say about me????

Gin anyone!!!

sticks and twine....

bleached .....stripped bare

twine....raffia....string

bending in the breeze....shuddering

arching...abandoned...

dormant.....asleep...

lime green lichened

branches strong unbending angular

the intensity of colour

magnified against

unseasonal azure blue sky

belays the winter cold

quietly...waiting...longing.





the colour purple....

..sunrise over the common......the colour was a surprise.....maybe the light mixed it up in the camera.....i sort of like it.......pale delphinium..............the iconic control tower on the skyline..there is great debate about what to do with it as now it stands empty......a visitor center.....demolish it.......sell it to the highest bidder.....a cold war des res with views of cruise missile silos..how much would you pay????...I'm sure with the right marketing it could be sold off....like the government are doing to the rest of our beautiful countryside.......