The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Outdoors

  • #Octpowrimo #Nature #Path Perhaps, you’d call it rocky. but on a warm Summer’s Day there was nothing better to getting out from the heat of the day – trees providing perfect cover

  • #Acer #Nature #Colours #octpowrimo You can tell when summers ending by looking in our back yard as the bright green leaves of the Acer tree have already started to change by the turning of green to yellow start of autumn sees a lack of green ink as the yellow turns red on the leaves the…

  • Walking the dog

    When you’re walking man’s best friend, it’s always important to let him take the lead from time to time keep up with him, and give him the run of the park it’ll make him want to head back home eventually – even though he’s done this routine from sunrise to sunset.

  • Who’s Dat?

    #wdys Living up in the hills you could call it a bleak existence but the horses who lived there didn’t mind at all “Hey Mum!” said the foal to his mother “why’s that bale of hay floating up the hill ?” his mother smiled, as she thought for a while and kept nice and still…

  • Sunflowers

    The field of sunflowers spent the week looking for the sun The Sun that week was resting behind some very fluffy clouds Those at the front of the field wondered where their source of sunlight had gone Those in the middle jostled about, in the hope they’d catch a ray or two A couple turned…

  • Umbrella

    #Socs #u #Umbrella Unless you’ve not noticed My regular use isn’t required in the summer months But there are other ways i can be used, as Radiation bounces on grassy floors – little un’s Expect a bit of cover from the sunshine so as Lemonade is drunk with some nice cakes and buns – i…

  • #Writephoto getting towards the stream on a summers day is a bit of a pain when you left your tent pitched at the first spot at the top of the valley got to admit though its ingenious the way the farmer and his men have left you the way to enjoy fresh water grass covered…

  • #TBTMemory From six years old, i’d hang around with quite a wild bunch we’d congregate around tall trees like silver birch, Oak and beech and engage in activities cooking food over a fire or following trails by map and compass even travelling by boat (or raft) or even rope bridge to far off islands cub…

  • #Nature #Weekend #Birds Over the horizon the sun god pops while beyond the curtain a message drops beyond the glazing and well past the wall the birds have awoken some making a call Not much to chirp at at this time of day but the cats are all inside so it’s time to play especially…

  • #socs #trails Finding a way out of the trees and back to your campsite is easy if you know how use of sticks, stones and leaves on the path to where you’re going to leaves you with an aide memoire for people wanting to follow you (It also assists, if you’re making your way back)