Joyce Barrass's Blog, page 37
February 25, 2019
THE LAST EARTHWORM
Inspired by reports in the UK press showing the massive decline in earthworms is due to over-cultivation, toxic pesticides, herbicides, nitrates, phosphates and insecticides, plus anti-wildlife government policy is contributing to songbird decline. Yet still ignorance insists on scapegoating other birds like magpies and sparrowhawks for natural predation as if they're the culprits!
February 24, 2019
February 23, 2019
MIST ON THE RIVER
Photo credit and thanks to Karol Wisniewski from Pexels MIST ON THE RIVER - haiku
Photo credit and thanks to Karol Wisniewski from Pexels February 22, 2019
DAFFODILS ON CHURCH WALK
Daffodils along Church Walk, Wickersley, South Yorkshire (Author's photo)DAFFODILS ON CHURCH WALK
Your parallel paradeGlances along stonesOn this ancient pathButtery with livening lightYolk-gold and lemonRiddling flaxen sun-shaftsInto the momentWeaving sorrowing soulsTheir soil-bound storiesWith a nod of nowA frisson of foreverSpring
