Grape Harvest at Trotton Estate Vineyard
Over the last decade, the production of English wines has has risen sharply. The County of West Sussex is at the heart of this revolution partly due to the ‘green sand ‘ soil and its favourable south facing slopes. My knowledge of wine is limited to the consumption stage but one man who has a […]
Abandoned Cars
“A fixture now amongst the trees
Armsoji
Fighting a rusting disease
Fauna; thick ,as high as your knees
Rats established wherever they please
Detritus debris fueling irritability
Tyres collapsed, pressure fatigue.”
Weekend Away
West Sussex, England
Fiery Eruptions and Lava Streams
Lanzarote
‘A Taste of Honey’
‘The funfair occupies that transitional space between childhood and adolescence. Most of us first visit the fair in the company of our parents – but with the hope of one day returning independent, off the reins, free! It’s one of those romantic scenarios we imagine will populate our projected adulthood’.
10 Classic funfair movies
• Coeur Fidele ( 1932)
• The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
• Brighton Rock (1947)
• Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
• Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
• A Taste of Honey (1961)
• Paper Moon (1973)
• Rollercoaster (1977)
• Big (1988)
Lumpy and damp and full of black insects
“Young farmer with 100 acres would be pleased to hear from young lady with tractor. Please send photo of tractor”
Advertisment, Evesham Advertiser
Abandoned Christmas Trees
A sure sign Christmas is over is the discarded tree on the pavement.
Cortina. One careful owner.
On a recent recce in the New Forest, I came across a field with these discarded vehicles. “Left to rot and die”.
