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Accidental Squirrel Death 1-7

A recent documentary featured a squirrel that froze to death in Scotland enabling a neighbouring squirrel to access double the amount of food in a tricky winter landscape. #6 is a poem in honour of that dead squirrel. The other poems came before and after that squirrel and now there is one for each day of the week. Accidental Squirrel Death #1 Disorientated tarmac kisser found faith too late; died halfway through a prayer. Accidental Squirrel Death #2 Fence footing faltered during flirty dance. Tumbled twice. Hit ground hard; forehead first. Accidental Squirrel Death #3 Green Cross Code denier does no pausing, no looking, no listening. Now no life. Accidental Squirrel Death #4 Rattled round tree by wide-eyed pursuer. Dizzied. Dazed. Suddenly frozen in time. Accidental Squirrel Death #5 Plum by sticky plum, dribbling juice gives way   to potent liquor. Slumped car target sleeps. Accidental Squirrel Death #6 Some hungers added s

Full Moon

I have tried a few times to photograph a full moon. Last night I went for a stroll and managed to take these and I rather like them. Thanks for teaching me to persevere Jim!

Barley, Beer and Bales

First there was barley, then later a rather splendid pint of Harveys. Two weeks later there were bales.