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LATEST ARTICLES ( 42 )

• A Walkhampton Man

  

  A cross, half-formed, angles out From the slope of Gutter Tor. Carved in-situ, once upright, Now it leans, pointing North West, Partially hidden from the sun. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Take A Moment

  When the ropes go tautPulling you back towardsLife's painful times.When your troubles threatenTo take you out of your depth.Lift your feet!Break the... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deep Moss

  

  Mid-Winter deep in the Walkham Valley. Moss strewn. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• October

  Tousle-haired harbingerTeasing the last remnantsFrom an Indian Summer.Next years budsVestiges of growthBelie the destitutionThat November will bring.Beyond,... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Outing to Down Tor Stone Row

  

  A Sunday excursion to the stone row, a whole day before, according to the Photographers Ephemera, the row is alinged with the setting sun. Technical... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• On the Edge

  

  Coming back from the Plym valley, where I failed to make it to Plym Head, the rain stopped and the air cleared for a view off the edge of the moor. Producing th... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Tawny

  The tawny owl is out againHarboured in the oakHigh in the canopy.Hooty calls returnedFrom along the field boundary. Leaving safe harbourHe pitches forwardSoft... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Full Tension

  When did it begin?Did you notice it?That weight on the soulTied down and left to drag.Ropes at full tensionPulling all your disappointmentsTrailing after... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ditsworthy Again

  

  Hesitantly we trace the barbed perimeterStepping around the black earthAvoiding the sinking depthsEstablishing ourselves on Edwards Path. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Merrivale

  Standing alone as seasons pass,proud against a bleak horizon,steadfast before the deluge.Island of stone within a moat of tearsFour-field face,directional but... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Autumn

  In a chemical reactionof chlorophyll degradation,The Goddess tires of growth,adding yellow and ochreto smother her pallet of greens. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Drizzle Combe

  

  One of the most spectacular antiquities on Dartmoor, Drizzle Combe, or Ditsworthy Warren as it's also called, boasts a collection of three stone rows each... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bude and Clovelly

  

  A three day, two night excursion to Bude produced a few images. If we'd have been able to examine Clovelly Dykes there would have been more words. Suffice to sa... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tour of Britain

  

  As it did last year, the Tour of Britain visited Dartmoor. And I visited the Tour.But before we met up ...This is Dartmoor after all. And hence to ...Just... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Between

  Her heart lies amongst the greenery,pulsing through the filaments.Shoots pushing up through rotting mulchsap bursting in a lithe climb to the light.Life... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shifting Foliage

  Sunlight splinters through shifting foliagecasting dappled shade on the forest floor.Each parcel of light has an originthough only the savant might trace its... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Photo Blog

  

  This is a personal post and might be deleted when its seen by the right person.From the outside looking in.Still not coming out, even if the sun's shining.What... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Black Tor

  

  In actual fact this entry should be untitled because we don't know a name for the stone row we visited. But since Black Tor was the nearest feature, besides... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Plaster Down

  

  Stuff happens around Dartmoor on a Bank Holiday weekend. It's also likely to rain - our current Summer run should start any day now and will probably extend int... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Saddle Tor

  

  A good day to get out!The weather was more benign than hot and the sky not altogether blue, but, most importantly, the air was clear and what could be seen -... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION