The dell’s repose
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
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 […]
A lost friend
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 […]
Missing
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 […]
Wearing white for Eastertide
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. – from Loveliest of Trees by Alfred Edward […]
She’s suffering a bad petal day
Kew Gardens, London, June 2021 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of us openly break the […]
Autumn’s trees
O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing … – from Ode to […]
More beauty than a poem
It’s the start of Becky’s July square challenge. Hurrah! This month’s theme is trees, and what better way to start than with some beauty; in both words and image. I […]
Room to grow (with a view)
Outside the Founder’s Arms, South Bank, London, May 2021 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 June 2021 Posted as part of Wordless …
Flor Maria
“Flor Maria” – freehand spray paint mural by Otto Schade (aka Osch), Brick Lane,, London, March 2021 This beautiful mural replaces a previous work by Otto Schade, shown here. […]
Herds of elephants crossing Green Park
Green Park, London, June 2021 CoExistence is an environmental art exhibition by Elephant Family and The Real Elephant Collective, in memory of Mark Shand. The herds of elephants have been created […]
