Shall we go for a walk?

Beach

Marsh

Kew botanical gardens.

Coastal heathland.

Estuary nature reserve.

And a memorial bench

with a plaque that simply read,

'Wish you were here.'

From darkness to light

 

 Watching a distant storm skimming the horizon

while standing on dry land

with just the slightest feeling 

that the wind could bring the trouble nearer
and there we are without an umbrella or galoshes.

Then breathing a sigh of relief as it passes

and the sun returns.

If only all our worries could be blown away so easily.

Vital signs

They are there but you have to look hard.

Sunrise at 7.44 am.

Tentative blossom.

No idea what these are but

they are coming out and that's good enough for

Winter light

Whilst I loudly lament the lights going on at 3pm,

and I do seem to mind it more each year,

there is no denying that the low sun and crisp air

have brought scenes that are never possible when the sun is high

and the nights short.

Not today though.

Today it is all murk and mizzle. 

We made a snowman today!

Photo credit: mummy.

Meh

Drifting through January in a wispy sort of way.

Somewhat like this cloud.

Waiting for a shaft of light to illuminate

 a big (or even a medium-sized) idea.

Trying not to get too greyed out.

(This picture is in unedited glorious Technicolor.)

Trucking on like these purposeful

shingle shifters.

Their work is never done.

The tides rearrange the banks with untiring dedication.

I'm getting some new glasses.

Maybe that will help to refocus things.

How is January looking from where you are standing?

Lovely to look back on

because I really don't want to look out of the window today.

Luckily it will soon be dark so that will sort that problem out.

Mackerel sky, mackerel sky,
Never long wet, never long dry.
or
Mackerel sky
Not twenty four hours dry.