Friday 19 November 2010

Claustrophobia cure


The perpetual production of dust, grit, 
and little lumps of plaster, 
the sudden power cuts and cold draughts
from the ever-open back door,
the rucked-up dust sheets and the obstructing ladders,
became suddenly intolerable.
I made an abrupt decision to leave
and headed for the wide high spaces of Greenwich Park.



It is a good deal quieter here in winter
and if you avoid the area around the Observatory,


you can have the place pretty much to yourself.




The rooks watched me from afar,







dogs looked for their owners,




a tourist-fattened squirrel tried to mug me,
but apart from that




all was tranquil.













Cured.


4 comments:

  1. LOVE that last photo......... just LOVE IT!

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  2. Hello, I've just found your blog and I enjoyed your walk in London. Such lovely images.

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  3. Tranquil is certainly an appropriate word. I feel relaxed and quiet just looking at the pictures. It must have been wonderful to walk through and be part of those scenes.

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