#fowc #root the source of the plant grown from the seed fed from the soil Out of Sight Unseen by most till dug by the gardener keeping those flowers in perfect bloom all the way to autumn Special roots – Cleaned and cooked in the oven are tasty in stews Edible Garnish for the SundayContinue reading “Root”
Tag Archives: Seed
Chestnut
#CYW #Chestnut 6th November 2019 Coming from two trees that hold its name Horse and Sweet varieties exist Each Autumn kids can be found playing games with conkers Sweet fare created from the conkers sibling Tartlets and pies and they’re even used at the Christmas table Note however – you can’t eat the conker UnlessContinue reading “Chestnut”
Topsy-turvy
A piece by inky in response to the in other words prompt Upside down and Backwards Photo credit: Garak01 from Pixabay. You always wanted to be different the other birds shook their heads at Your topsy-turvy view of the world but you always raised a smile when the bottom of your seed tray appeared
The Race
T They’ve waited around practicing their manoeuvres up and down the canal side mastering approaches Eyes focused for a signal and a time and a place of green Spring afternoon perfect conditions for old friends to compete against each other Superstar sportsmen can only sit and watch as gladiatorial battles take place on the terracottaContinue reading “The Race”
Little bird
Salford 1st March Like a bullet It flew down the street Towards the other side of the dual carriageway and The waterside Local cats, couldn’t catch him Even if they tried – he was too far up to reach Before our feathered friend Islands of Plenty – with seeds galore Ready to be eaten byContinue reading “Little bird”
Falling through the cracks
#octpowrimo #nature Salford, 11th October 2018 It’s hard for a seed To grow up in the big city As it flies from its mum And falls to the floor Drifting in the wind If lucky, it will land Onto soft warm soil But usually, it finds concrete So it sleeps , and it grows FedContinue reading “Falling through the cracks”
Branch
Branch bold parts of the tree that reach out towards the warm sunshine aiming high in the sky, fruits or nuts usually grow off them. And these come off the tree when the wood becomes heavy due to the weight of the fruit
Trill
Trill The noise of your partying parrot Rattling his beak on the bars of his cage Isn’t so bad – when compared to the racket of Large seeds falling at speed and Landing on the bird house floor
Kipping….
Dormant Humble little seed time spent on the tree biding its time growing building up energy till the inevitable fall dropping to ground swiftly picked up swiftly and transferred to pots energy released into seedling
Transient
Transient gathered together waiting on the western wind dandelion seed ready for the off travelling on the airflow dancing under clouds landing in a green settling down to sleep new flowers take form The son of plot a sets root growing in plot b as tree line grows
