a walk round the village in the dark

street lights shine

but look beyond

Selene holds court

no humans on foot

cats lurk

 owls hoot

two people

These are two quite separate scenes:

painted flowerpots

and a woman knitting

by a narrowboat

on the roof he lies

basking among the baggage

is he cooked yet?

treecreeper at Foxton Locks

bullrush spikes

seed-down like haloes

backlit by the sun

brimstones and peacocks

violets' subtle sweet scent

in late March warmth

pub by the towpath

we drink icy lemonade

treecreeper seeks bugs

midnight

midnight clear sky

planets, stars, galaxies

and hedgehog shuffles

on your bike

bike round the water

new lagoons are promising

a lapwing flies by

sky again

 ruddy-winged starlings

fly as sunset glows below

new moon and Venus

sunset glow  birds flight

crescent moon and half Venus

and a vapour trail

or perhaps better than either:

starlings' wings glow pink

above the sunset

new moon and Venus

back to reality

time to stop

making tired excuses

supermarket call

spring forward

lose another hour

five ahead

of Brooklyn now.

Rutland Water

reservoir walk

sun, sails and mist

my inland sea

photos when I've upped the capacities of this blog :-(

bosom pals

old bra 

falls apart in the wash

oooh -  two little hats?

Misty morning

in mist-cuddled world

blackbird pecks at moss

for food or nesting

through the mist

the promise of brightness

sunshine to come

back to base

arrive at Heathrow

with two hours sleep

short night daze

Thursday morning at the NY Phil Rehearsal

a first draft, with acknowledgements to Brian,  and Eric Bazilian's 'What if god was one of us . . . just a slob like one of us'

in jeans and sneakers

they concentrate on playing

no slouches these


draft 2:
in jeans and sneakers
concentration ferocious
these are no slobs

Tuesday in East Village

Thanks to Morton, a long-time local resident:

afternoon in East Village

impromptu guided tour

my brain fizzes

photos later when I've added capacity!

to spell or not to spell?

kids have homework

I dress up as witch 
improving spelling   

spring-cleaning

As I walked by there were bins on the sidewalk, and streaming water. A woman shouted apologetically - 'Spring-cleaning!'  The sunshine inspired several people along the streets - painting gateposts, digging patches of dirt, planting flowers.

on brownstone-lined street

people dig, plant and clean

in spring sunshine

Then on to lunch with friends - the restaurant windows were wide open panels - the weather was warm, so we had removed our outer layers, but there was a definite wind

menus fly like birds

open windowed lunch spot

we shoot the breeze

American Museum of Natural History

Visited on Sunday - planetarium, butterfly conservatory, Space exploration area and the hall with models of whale and sea-life.

In the Planetarium - 'Journey to the Stars:

tilt seats below dome

big bang to supernova

dizzying journey 


The butterfly conservatory:

‘don’t move a muscle!’

children stand like statues

a butterfly lands

 spacesuit

ready-to-wear

photo op

MOMA and spring flowers

We visited MOMA on Friday and saw the exhibition of Diego Rivera murals and sketches, among other works

murals are grand

sketches are small

and immediate

A lovely warm Saturday saw us outside:

kids carry flowers

in pots and plastic bags

to plant for summer

warm sunshine

caresses magnolia trees

into bloom

ass or donkey

Very silly word play here in the second haiku:

overnight rain

washes the city

grey cloud footprint

off to MOMA soon

time to harness the donkey

get ass into gear