Nothing But a Weed and Some Sky
What's over the top? This is what Hermes and Debbie asked when I showed this photo on 'Pictures Just Pictures'.
. . . This is what you see when you come over the brow on this stretch of path.
Portland Harbour - where the sailing events for the 2012 Olympics will be taking place - and Portland in the distance.
Not that I recommend you take your eye off the path, or you'll be tumbling down here.
Over and over, people make new paths as the old ones crumble away;
higher, then higher . . .
So that's what I do now - take the higher path, in case that next edge is ready to tip.
There are lots of little coves below; each one protected from the waves by boulders. They loop in and out like a lace edging.
Gorse burns - and there's a lot of gorse round here. This fire was recent; the smell of burning so strong it may still have been smoldering. On the way back, I met women bringing buckets of water to put out a smaller fire before it spread.
This is another photo from Pictures Just Pictures, 'Rusted Rails Near Ferrybridge'. This is where the path I was on meets with the route of the old line to Portland. When I first walked here, the tracks had been lifted but there was nothing but broken stone under foot. It has a tarmac surface now and lots of people walk or cycle in and out of town along it. Great! Except I feel a bit churlish. It was nice to be here when hardly anyone else was!
21 comments:
Very nice! I like the subtle colors in the clouds and plants silhouetted against the sky are always lovely.
Weed can be beautiful,too..great picture!
Nice contrast. I like your skull and crossed bones picture too.
Such a lovely graceful weed with a pastel sky backdrop. ;-)
Great one!
Very nice!
Very atmospheric!
Pretty weed in front of an interesting sky :)
I like the simplicity of the photo and I also think that those clouds are awesome! Happy SWF!
Nice! I like how the subtle colors convey a mood I can't quite put into words, but it's what I like about England. (Good gravy, I hope that makes sense.)
Beautiful with the twig against the clouds.
Great composition, I love it!
Love the perspective.
Very beautiful image!
This photo should be in a haiku poetry book. Simple but makes a powerful statement. Nice job!
Joyce M
Hello Lynn
Glad you liked the weed and the sky. I agree about silhouettes. Sometimes, when I see a silhouette, I realise I never really knew the original.
Glad you like the weed and sky photo, James. And thanks for letting me know you like the skull and crossed bones too.
Hello, Miss Marple.
There are many weeds which I like better than many garden plants.
Hello EG tour guide. I think this weed is very dignified as well as graceful. And it stands on its own in a very noticeable way.
Glad you liked the weed and the sky, Regina. Very different kind of view from the kind you are able to take in the Philipines!
Thanks, Al. And thanks for visiting too.
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