Hahn by Katharina Fritsch, on the Forth PlinthTrafalgar Square, London, August 2013 The blue cock brightened the fourth plinth from July 2013 until February 2015, when it moved to the […]
Green is the plane-tree in the square, The other trees are brown; They droop and pine for country air; The plane-tree loves the town. – from A London Plane-Tree by […]
Details of Centauro by Igor Mitoraj, Canary Wharf, London, July 2021 And the full Centauro: Copyright Debbie Smyth, 7 July Posted as part of Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge and Marsha’s […]
Overhead the tree-tops meet, Flowers and grass spring ‘neath one’s feet; There was nought above me, and nought below – from Overhead the tree-tops meet by Robert Browning read more […]
Four Trees — upon a solitary Acre — Without Design Or Order, or Apparent Action — Maintain — – from Four Trees upon a solitary acre by Emily Dickinson read […]
And the voice of the peaceful valley Mixed with the billow’s song! “Stay in the wood’s embraces! Stay in the dell’s repose!” – from Down in the dell I wandered […]
Pulling Faces by Fanakapan, Brick Lane, London, March 2021 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 July 2021 Enjoying street art has become a regular event on my travels around the world: more […]
My friend tree I sawed you down but I must attend an older friend the sun – My Friend Tree by Lorine Niedecker read more Park Wood, St Albans, November 2020 […]
Parts of the story are missing on Fleet Street, London, March 2021 Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own missing post.To […]