Monthly Archives: October 2010

Full Fathom Five

Posted on October 22, 2010 by tony

Time for a sea change – A word with five syllables – Metamorphosis -

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My Breath Was Stolen

Posted on October 21, 2010 by tony

A corny cliche – Sunset over the vineyards – Is heaven angry – While walking dogs from our home at Villa Roquette I was looking at the moon – then I turned round and though the sky was on fire … Continue reading →

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I Can hear the Rock Singing

Posted on October 20, 2010 by tony

In durable stone – Howling for centuries – My master loved me – ===  This gargoyle carved in hard black basalt by a medieval craftsman on the church in Vias, near us in Villa Roquette,  reminds me of our own … Continue reading →

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An Autumn Evening Near Villa Roquette

Posted on October 19, 2010 by tony

Clusters of chestnuts – Anticipating log fires – Heralding winter -

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Go With the Flow

Posted on October 18, 2010 by tony

The smell of solder – Tin lead antimony flux – Evokes memories – === Soldering in plumbing with silver and high temperatures is familiar to me recently from working on the house – but today I used an old reel … Continue reading →

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The Hunter with His Gun Gun Gun

Posted on October 17, 2010 by tony

Our dogs are restless – Hunters comb the cold vineyards – All share fireside  dreams – === Sundays in October are days of hunting, we cannot walk our dogs it is too dangerous, but they do not understand

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I Look Up In Wonder

Posted on October 17, 2010 by tony

Stars hide their colours – By dazzling us with brilliance: – Lonely moon shadows – === I was once in the Sahara desert many miles from just about anywhere and saw the stars so clear and so bright it seemed … Continue reading →

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Withering on the Vines

Posted on October 15, 2010 by tony

The last shriveled grapes – Flirt with leaves of red and gold – How like us perhaps -

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Evening Stroll with the Dogs in the Vines

Posted on October 14, 2010 by tony

Reaching for the moon: – Bamboo fronds talk in whispers – Of capturing stars -

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Johnny’s Suzukis in Montblanc

Posted on October 14, 2010 by tony

I have always had a passion for bikes – this week a guest came to stay and brought two which are as near to perfect as possible – except they were not black and not called Vincent – but – … Continue reading →

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