Weholme Wanderings

 A sunny, if not chilly afternoon on the moss. Time spent observing and sketching - limited in length by the temerature when sat down! The highlight was the large skeins of Pink- feet. The most memorable moment - being unexpectedly landed on by a very friendly and excitable Spaniel. 

I have begun a Fibre Arts Take Two course lead by Debbie Lyddon. I have long admired Debbie's work as she is based in Norfolk, not far from where we stay and her work beautifully encapsulated what the area is like. ....Hence when I saw her 'Sensing Place - a material response' course - It was a must. Now it would have been tempting to go with the familiar and focus on a parallel habitat/place, like the Solway coast, but I wanted to push myself and being as Wedholme is close-by and a regular walk, I have decided to concentrate on this area. 

Hence the afternoon sketching and writing....

..and very rarely for me....some writing: 

A chill breeze sweeps down from frozen fell.

Straws of rush ironed flat by storms, float in the flood.

A piercing cacophony of 'winking' Pink-feet' skein across the skyheading to roost.

Rain slinks, in a sinuous thread, off the sodden peat.

Molinia loops and snakes, entwined, coiled -set - wind dried and brittle.

The crusty peat horizon crumbles in winter sun. Revealed as the winter wind disturbs the remnants of summer's vegetative wealth.

A mauve mirror reflects the sky, stitched with long hay-like blades.

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