Tag Archives: pine trees

Three winters’ tales, of darkness and light

Posted on December 24, 2017 by

Part 3: And now, a time for dancing Three Winter Tales of Darkness and Light will be available in a booklet illustrated by the wonderful Siân Bailey from Cosi & Veyn in autumn 2020:  http://www.cosiandveyn.co.uk  

Posted in Fiction, probably | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Windows in the rain

Posted on May 8, 2014 by

Clickety-click clickety-click clickety-click. A six-carriage train, like a long yellow caterpillar, glides through the distant gorse, appears briefly, then disappears into the trees. We’re sitting on top of a big dune here, hence the stands of golden gorse and pine … Continue reading →

Posted in Lancashire & the golf coast, Thinking, or ranting, or both | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

My house for a Hockney? Well, I’d miss the spitting cones …

Posted on April 19, 2014 by

Ahhhh. Spring. I love it. Well, when it’s sunny I do. Yes, even if it’s ch-ch-ch-ch-chilly. Today the trees have that Impressionist look about them – les nuages comme des little puffs of Pope-announcing white smoke. Le ciel, bleu comme … Continue reading →

Posted in Lancashire & the golf coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments