Not a bad place to wander down to when the storm subsides (it’s been very wild here lately)
Winter Beach
Tag Archives: nature
Winter Wonderland Part II
Winter Wonderland
Winter Beach Colour…
After weeks of winter grey skies, the cold, sharp air brings some sun and colour to the shoreline
When The Snow Comes
We haven’t had any yet but I thought I’d share this photo from Mike Alexander of a darkly beautiful winter landscape in North Wales. Â The song is one I wrote having been out in the kind of muffled, noiseless, late afternoon light that only a snowy landscape can offer. Â It is one of my favourite compositions because it came out straight away, with no time to be influenced by anything other than the experience itself.
Winter Waterfall
Freshly Pressed Today (Thank you!), Back To The Real World Tomorrow (Thank you!)…
It was with complete surprise, followed by a buzz of excitement to be one of the WordPress Editors picks on “Freshly Pressed” today. My song “Hope” was featured and I got a badge (those of you in the UK that remember “Blue Peter” will understand my swelling pride – hehe…)
It’s funny how this virtual world that we inhabit for chunks of our lives these days has become, to a greater or lesser extent, so much part of what we do and maybe who we are. If I’m honest I both like it and find it quite unsettling all at the same time.
Which is why I’m so grateful to be able to get away from this screen and go and deal with some very real stuff, and tomorrow is no exception. Tomorrow I travel North so that I can look at, kick about in, and discuss the future of this place and one or two others. When I get out into air like this, all the anxiety disappears.
Otter Tracks In The Snow…
Late Autumn Light
In the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales…
More Summer Days…
This is an extremely rare sight in the British countryside today, thousands upon thousands of orchids in a traditional hay meadow. It’s not that hard to do, just lightly graze with cattle or sheep, don’t add any fertilisers or herbicides, and make hay in late summer, job done 🙂
Mike Howe 