Mushroom Hunting It’s almost fungus season When mushroom hunters foray In lonely fields and woodland Hoping to spot their prey Foraging for champignons Puffballs and parasols Avoiding death and ink caps Sickeners and false morels Every fungus is unique In colour and in form Some robust, others delicate In shades of ochre, rust and cream […]
Day: September 20, 2015
Today has been a pyjama day …
but I’m up and showered now – ready for action! Lazy Sunday Haiku Stay in bed till late Try to ignore the sunshine The garden calls me
The cats are enjoying the sunshine
Cat Lick Illuminated by sunshine Caressed by a September breeze The fastidious cat licks her paw In the shade of the apple trees Precise and systematic Starting with her face She rubs her nose from back to front Till every hair’s in place The paw is reapplied The feline rubs from ear to eye She […]
A tribute to my adopted city
Although I was born and grew up in London, and visit whenever I can, I relish returning to my adopted city: Norwich. I love the feeling I get when the train leaves the outskirts of London and fields become predominant; when I drive out of the car park near the station and down to Riverside, where […]
writing in north norfolk 