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3rd December 2013 – woodpecker

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Liz Terry

Pecking not at wood but frozen ground, its crimson head searches for food in this sparse season. Flying up to its natural home, it is immediately hidden by the autumn leaves still clinging on to life.

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23rd February 2013 – espalier

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Liz Terry

The trunk stands straight against the stone wall, knobbly branches wriggling out. Bare as the winter wind, a skeleton exposed. Forced into unnatural lines, yet nature still prevails, in the willful waviness of the wood.

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16th February 2013 – log fire

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Liz Terry

Red, orange, yellow…a rainbow of flickering colours. Tiny fire mites speckle the burning wood, soon taking flight as sparks, escaping into the blackness of the chimney like fireflies. The flames reach upwards, as if to catch them, but soon die … Continue reading →

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