What lies beneath

#writeclub #whatliesbeneath #napowrimo what lies beneath…. I In the Garden Guarded by Gnomes under the depths of your lawn flower bulbs lie sleeping awaiting the first rays of spring II A little bit deeper you’ll come across sand, soil and clay and perhaps some tesserae from a roman dwelling or villa Coins from a market …

Grin and Bear it

Manchester Museum, 1st March 2021 It’s not easy being king of the dinos you’re buried under the land for what seems like ages and kept away from the sun so you take a bit of a nap all of a sudden, something with teeth like yours is uncovering you, in the cold and they’re using …

Urban Archaeology

I MMXX a tie to the past using an old numerical system to tell you the year and maybe the time II On a mission to bring Modernity the diggers uncovered Tesserae made from local clay as architects called the uni and builders downed tools for the day III They found some old spearheads, made …

Revisiting Heritage sites

I’ve been looking over my notebook this morning and a common theme seems to have taken place. My love for pen drawing (not taking photographs of) places I’ve been to… Whilst I was on holiday in Turkey, the lagoon beach on Oledeniz gave me lots of opportunities to capture the surroundings around me.  And whilst i’m …