Irish history, HMD, Crime novel, what I'm reading this week

A morning walk beside the canal

An image of a canal and the old railway line crossing above

Reading for research and also for pleasure. A history book and a crime novel.

Inspiration for a setting in my novel about the Irish Famine, 'Coming Home.'

I took this pic a couple of days ago. The movement of the water seems to enhance the shape of the swan's wings. Light reflects through...

Winter is definitely here in Leicester. Enjoy!

The first real sunshine on yellow narcissus at the bottom of the garden.

Michael is a long-time Liverpool FC fan. Here he is with two of his grandsons; James and Cillian. Out for a walk on a breezy day in...

I love looking at the poetry in songs. This one for example: Bob Dylan & The Band "Forever Young" - A Tribute To Bob Dylan...

The best part of the year. Russety apples ready to pick. Salad crop warm out of the ground and greenhouse. A friend's pink and green...

I read about Haibun in the latest copy of Mslexia (page 56). 'A short prose piece followed by a related haiku.' So here's one about a...

Two hundred years plus Near meadow, towpath, canal. Generations lived Early morning run through Aylestone Meadows. This is bordered by...