A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 254 paces | all things must pass | discarded trunks left in piles | fungus takes hold
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///pools.coasters.troubled

he pools resources
then coasters along carefree
troubled by nothing

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 1264 paces | over the hedge and across the fields | spring clouds drift | Iron Age fort hovers
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///spent.crate.affair

with money all spent
might try living in a crate
what a sad affair

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 3267 paces | brook helplessly meanders | water corralled by muddy banks | wild garlic pushing through
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///silent.usual.shadow

it’s far from silent
the usual calm disturbed by
a shadow of change

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 1763 paces | a celebration of newly planted trees | unexpected openings | sheep mutter
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///fallen.resist.duty

fallen branches
failed to resist gravity
their duty complete

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 3267 paces | wall succumbs to gravity | no doubt about ownership | holloway sculpted by countless footfall
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///protrude.mocking.hexes

leaves protrude from stones
mocking their rigidity
hexes are at work

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 6578 paces | marcescent bronze beech leaves linger | squeaky bed springs songs of Great Tit | moss covers cocks and hens
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///arrives.demanding.talents

Spring slowly arrives
demanding our attention
and other talents

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 1254 paces | all walls eventually fall | a hopeful request | trees that have born their last leaves
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///warblers.rash.doses

warblers competing
with a rash of vibrant songs
small doses of joy

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 873 paces | woodlands tangled and constrained | watercourse begins its progress | dog mercury in bud
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///grant.ghost.shame

with a grant of hope
but without a ghost of a chance
we face down our shame

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 1643 paces | sheep reveal dark truths | woodpecker holds the rhythm | ridge and furrow corrugations
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///gateway.spoke.midwinter

by open gateway
they spoke of sad times long passed
and bleak midwinter

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #cotswolds

A new, daily work in progress | a garden walk of 25 paces | garden bursts into colour | memories of last year remain | crow lands, high in birch
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku

///smart.edge.retrieves

smart though she might be
balanced on the branch's end
she retrieves her poise

5th March 2025

A new, daily work in progress | a garden walk of 834 paces | footsteps on uneven pavements | homeless busker smokes | aromas of market food
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///layers.paint.into

history's layers
thick as Kiefer's paint, insights
into our dark past

A new, daily work in progress | a garden walk of 32 paces | spring progresses | rooks squabble over nest sites | cowslips emerging
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///serve.rainbow.landscape

sun's chance to serve
there's no signs of a rainbow
spring landscape lambent

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 547 paces | woodpecker’s timpani | shadows stream across The Vale | oak's leaf buds swell
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///sprinter.faster.walking

though a sprinter will
arrive faster, they see less
I'm happy walking

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 5232 paces | a history of footfall | fields white with cold | sheep newly fed
using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///worm.lies.shred

he was such a worm
his monstrous lies told without
a shred of remorse

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 6642 paces | ice lingers on water | frosted grasses hold shadows | sun pierced branches

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///intrigued.elated.detect

easily intrigued
and elated by landscapes?
detect their beauty

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 864 paces | between two infant rivers | water gathers momentum | moss gathers on the fallen

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///spaces.kebabs.upsetting

in these lost spaces
trees pierce ground as if kebabs
for some upsetting

A new, daily work in progress | a circular walk of 32 paces | circling a beech tree | ivy climbing higher | long forgotten love tokens

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///grow.remain.unframed

when watching trees grow
I remain calmly transfixed
works of art unframed

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 25 paces | cloud lingers over hill fort | rain moving in | buds swell

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///smart.edge.retrieves

corvid smart in black
drops twigs over nest edge but
quickly retrieves them

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 1325 paces | noticing the place between two rocks | jay's rasping calls | trees wait for spring

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku

///finds.equal.lanes

where she finds solace
and angst in equal measure
walking these old lanes

A new, daily work in progress | a boundary walk of 1763 paces | through the canopy, overflying buzzards call | just as rain begins

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///spotted.soggy.likely

wild garlic spotted
pushing up through soggy ground
Spring looking likely