Past, Present & Future

Past, Present & Future

A famous South Devon sunset ensures you are ‘in the moment’ – in awe of the lightshow above. The twin pillars frame the vista, monuments of a past that lingers. A fun fair ride rises up like a green shoot, entertaining the young, whose family lines...
A Carpet Of Wildflowers

A Carpet Of Wildflowers

An ancient tree, a formal setup with neat hedges and a bench in the background – and in the foreground – untamed, wild, triumphant and defiant – growth that is young and free and on its own terms. It might look like hail, or snow – but...
Gateway To….

Gateway To….

You tell me, what’s in there? Something magical, something interesting, something old? A portal to another world – like a suburban street, or a world war two bunker? Are doors just gateways for the imagination? How short did people use to be? Well, it...
Formal Chaos In The Soil

Formal Chaos In The Soil

The formal and artificial lines of human construction – on the one hand – and the organic shapes of nature. The clear distinctions between water, and soil, and plants, and rocks. Both as a person and as a writer, I find myself increasingly drawn to the...
The Forest

The Forest

Not a place you can sit down and write – but a place to find secrets in your subconscious and tricks up your emotional sleeves you didn’t know you had. There is the old story about a famous painter, observed by his neighbor as he was sunbathing and lazing...