Joyce Barrass's Blog, page 29

BONE-SEED

Osteospermum’s scientific name is derived from the Greek osteon (bone) and Latin spermum (seed).

MID-MAY

POUND SHOP PTERODACTYLS

STAR

Photo credit and thanks: Daniel Reche from Pexels

ODE TO THE 'INVISIBLY' ILL (for M.E. Awareness)

WIND FARM

Photo: Penny Hill Wind Farm from Wickersley Gorse, South Yorkshire, taken by the author

TO BE CLEAR

SALTY

As Thirza and Bram face troubling times in my current work-in-progress, fighting for the survival of seabirds on the East Coast in 1856, here's a poem that captures something of the mood.

DISTILLING THE STILLNESS

CHANNELLING CHAFFINCHES