a hymn for alcoholics
A hymn for Paddy
To be a Pisshead
Drink, if it is your intent to sleep in the gutter,
spend a mint to pickle your brain, become a nutter.
There’s no disfigurement beyond this linament
Declare your first intent to …
collie and jack russel judo pups
collie and jack russel judo pups!
ooh! Let go you little beast!
Yum! That was a tasty bite. That’ll learn you …
There is a slight snag. Sally has decided that my cabin is her kennel…
yoga for dogs
Doga – yoga for dogs
Sally’s first class with the new age guru (who bears a striking resemblance to a war crimes suspect)
Sally phoned the cops after the class …
Strictly speaking, the top photo was Alexander …
illustrated fantasy stories
Illustrated fantasy stories
Adventures featuring paintings/images
(remind me if I’ve missed any)
Illustrated fantasy stories of a Jungian type
Fantasy travels
featuring the hermit, his daughter and a dog; and a journey through the Plains of Rubedo
the aliens
…
Minerva’s Palace
Minerva’s Palace/Temple at the top of the mountain
Kate/Minerva is crowned as Horace the (ex) hermit and Dog look on. From the story The Hermit’s daughter.
extract:
Dog yapped excitedly, they turned a corner and Horace saw many …
Luna Moth
A Luna Moth hiding amongst the salvia foliage.
A bit out of focus but I’m not a professional photog!
Contemporary Fiction Reviews
Contemporary Fiction Reviews
jeanette winterson – lighthousekeeping
everything is sinister – david llewellyn
The Hermit is Dazzled
The Hermit is Dazzled
The hermit is dazzled by life in the community. The girl and her dog are not impressed…
The game of dice is gambling, you pudding. Again the dog is unimpressed …
extract:Having …
English Hedgerows roses
Hedgerows with wild roses – Cornwall
Late June 2008
Wild Roses – closeup
(and a foxglove)
Wild Roses in the hedgerow
Standing back for a better view!
This was before the recent monsoons – several inches of rain in a week …
Kurt Vonnegut – cat’s cradle
kurt vonnegut – cat’s cradle
Reissued following the author’s death, Cat’s Cradle uses ice-9, a crystalline version of water that freezes at room temperature and turns all surrounding water into the same crystalline form, as a …
Rural stone bridges
rural stone bridges
near Week St. Mary, Devon
Bridges made of local stone over a small steam, near where my parents used to live. A famous area for >wild flowers, especially around the river bank.