Wednesday 11 May 2011

fossil feet striding out
from ancient layers of sandstone 
dinosaurs awake

Tuesday 10 May 2011

snails hide from the sun 
waiting for the night-time rain 
to open like buds

Monday 9 May 2011

house martins swooping 
under the eaves making nests 
their beaks full of mud

Sunday 8 May 2011

tissue paper nest 
honeycomb cells tucked inside - 
a labour of love

Saturday 7 May 2011

sea kale on the pebbles 
rubbery leaves veined with mauve 
resisting salt winds

Friday 6 May 2011

on the barbed wire fence 
a black bin-liner flapping 
like a captured crow

Thursday 5 May 2011

a corner to sit 
level with the tops of hills 
and flight of buzzards

Wednesday 4 May 2011

horse chestnut flowers 
festoon the tree like candles 
on a chandelier

Tuesday 3 May 2011

caught in the headlights 
white flowers jostled by gales 
a clamouring crowd

Monday 2 May 2011

tiny moth wings spread -
minute tapestry in red 
on a broad bean leaf

Sunday 1 May 2011

bumble bee busy 
in the long grass on the bank 
a plane overhead