Stuart Aken's Blog, page 35
May 11, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 11/May/22
The small seaside town of Porlock sits on a dip in the coast of Dorset. Moorland rises on either side. The sea forms a wide, shallow bay with a beach. It’s a quiet place, or it was when we visited midweek in early May some years ago. It’s one of those places that, from a …
May 10, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 10/May/22
A very English landscape here in Gloucestershire. On the day I took this, we walked 7 miles and barely saw another soul. That would be sad for many. But Valerie and I enjoy our own company and the serenity of an undisturbed walk. For parts of this one, we had to use narrow country roads, …
May 9, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 09/May/22
Today, I tip over into 74 years, so I thought I’d treat myself with a picture of one of my favourite paths through the forest. I can’t define why this particular sloping trail through the tall pines so readily speaks to me, but it does. In a short time, some of these trees will be …
May 8, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 08/May/22
At this time of the year, the forest renews itself, the trees sprouting their new growth with fresh green leaves to brighten the days and bring pleasure to those with time to dwell a short time among them. Their slow growth and their stillness, their silent root-based communications, and their experience of life, so different …
May 7, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 07/May/22
Tumble down Run wild and free Carve out your own way Unconfined by man’s vain wishes And take your fresh waters Down to an ever-waiting sea So distant you know not of its existence But still you flow Your destination unknown to you A little like so many humans Who consider themselves your superior. (((((((((((—-)))))))))) …
May 6, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 06/May/22
Flamborough Head, a chalk headland in East Yorkshire, supports a small village that once relied on fishing for its existence. Now it’s a dormitory for nearby large towns, and the site of a nationally respected bird sanctuary. The underlying chalk foundation was created when the land lay beneath the waves in a time when the …
May 5, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 05/May/22
Oaks, those trees most considered British by so many, have built warships, cargo vessels, churches, schools, cottages, furniture, coastal defences, and so much more. Here, in a grove under May sunshine, they grow slowly, harbouring many different lifeforms, giving shade, and providing a beautiful location for a gentle stroll. (((((((((((—-)))))))))) I’m offline till 19th May, …
May 4, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 04/May/22
Dappled May sunshine on a narrow path winding between beech trees in the Forest of Dean (((((((((((—-)))))))))) I’m offline till 19th May, so can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. But please interact and I’ll do my best to catch up with everything on my return. Also, this month will see the last of …
May 3, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 03/May/22
Afternoon sunlight sneaks through the narrow gap in the canopy to brighten the early leaves of deciduous trees coming to life after a long winter rest among the firs, pines and larches. (((((((((((—-)))))))))) I’m offline till 19th May, so can’t respond to comments, likes, follows, or questions. But please continue to interact and I’ll do …
May 2, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 02/May/22
The narrow river valley of the East Lyn River as it flows down to the sea in Devon. How patient is nature in its carving of our natural world. How long, I wonder, did it take for flowing water to cut through the rocky hills and form this lovely landscape? (((((((((((—-)))))))))) I’ll be offline till …
