Strensall Common
i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
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Audio angle, York, 6 May
The May bank holiday was scented by blossom. Technology can’t deliver that, but I did capture some sounds. Beginning with a buzzing bee by our back door, ending up on Strensall Common.
Spring has been a long time coming. Here in the UK we’re particularly surprised when a bank … More …
Unfurling leaves and blossoming branches
Of the three short journeys on 6 May, one was by bike, in the evening, towards New Earswick and Huntington. A glowing evening after a warm sunny day. A few photos …
The … More …
Bank holiday brief wander, York city centre
Beautiful weather for the bank holiday weekend. Who would have thought it? As has been the case recently I had a lot of work to do on the house and garden through most of it, but escaped, with camera, on the Monday. For three short journeys, in fact. Here’s the … More …
Lendal Bridge traffic restrictions: thoughts
Here’s Lendal Bridge pictured recently, an evening in late April, with barely any traffic. During the day of course it’s generally full of traffic. I can’t say this has in any way offended me, and I’ve generally found it possible to cross the road when I need to. Sometimes after waiting a while.
More …A tale of two cities? In greenery
They’re just small details in the local landscape, aren’t they, bits of shrubbery, hedges. But that doesn’t mean they’re not important. They’re also perhaps symbolising a bigger thing, as small things often do.
More …A tale of two phone boxes
There are of course fewer phone boxes on our streets, for obvious reasons. English Heritage records show that a few of the red phone boxes in … More …
A tale of two trees
This photo was taken some years ago. It’s the gnarled and characterful trunk of a tree in a corner of the Museum Gardens, in the shaded area to one side of the … More …