A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 1254 paces | between security and boarding | doubled over memes | over-perfumed air

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///hips.artist.both
with hips thrust forward
the artist impressed her peers
they both applauded

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #airports

A new, daily work in progress | a garden walk of 25 paces | mesmerised by flowers | bees wallow in pollen | breeze picks up

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///amending.smile.machine

amending their stance
a smile passed over their lips
the machine started

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

21st June 2025

A new, daily work in progress | a circular walk of 100 paces | woken by oystercatchers at Solstice sunrise, | the Rivers breathes | grass rustles in pockets of breeze

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///commit.kind.icon

trying to commit
to being kind and caring
makes you an icon

#walking #walkingartist #solstice #landscape #gloucestershire

Summer Solstice morning | a few minutes before Sunrise | bivvy bagging on the banks of The Severn | woken by oyster catchers
#happysolstice #walkingartist

20th June 2025

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 5 paces | waiting room | names called | patients shuffle

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///gent.alert.gives

defining a gent…
he’s alert to life’s rules and
gives more than he takes

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 5212 paces | taking the path less travelled | smoke rises over early morning valley | wrens scatter

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///scared.bound.mess

no need to be scared
you’re bound to enjoy the walk
but don’t mess around

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 4365 paces | blackbird and wren make mid morning calls | light trickles through leaves | recently fallen ash

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///clearly.neckline.crows

clearly visible
the neckline of distant hills
above crows chatter

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 3167 paces | unused doorways | brambles, the only visitors | spraypaint messages

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///swanky.hotels.ideals

it’s far from swanky
no good hotels are found, but
we all have ideals

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a garden walk of 41 paces | petals fall in the lightest of winds | pigeons land with a wingbeats whisper | beans climb

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///folds.redeeming.audibly

far field bends and folds
and redeeming past pledges
winds gasp audibly

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 4375 paces | wind shadows play with grasses | Iron Age hill fort acts as sentinel | gulls circle

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///stray.like.slower

I’m happy to stray
and rather like to wander
choosing slower routes

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 3265 paces | iridescent komerabi | light leaks through trees | blackbird's delight

using a @what3words location as the basis of a haiku
///shaky.text.activism

'twas a shaky start
text gave only vague ideas
activism's hard

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a garden walk of 52 paces | metamorphosis | flowerscape constantly changes | fruit ripens

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///album.cheat.ruffling

state's album of lies
always cheat us of the truth
ruffling my feathers

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 1126 paces | quarried stones bleak history | orchid finds shelter | leaves gyrate

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///next.relishes.blasted

a picnic comes next
with salads and relishes
blasted with chillies

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a garden walk of 42 paces | as I walk, corvids chatter | as I walk, flowers bloom | as I walk scent fills the air

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///clouding.then.work

its clouding over
sun peers through then disappears
nature's hard at work

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 4203 paces | tide receding | water arrives from Welsh mountains | willow warbler's complex songs

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///preparing.they.grins

busy preparing
they anticipate the tide
with excited grins

#walking #walkingartist #severn #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 8990 paces | River shimmers in afternoon light | reeds moved by currents of air | mud cracks

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///knowledge.gift.seashell

with its past knowledge
the river presents a gift:
seashell brought by bores

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a walk of 800 paces | woodland’s secret whispers | sightings of orchids | light passes between leaves

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///friends.spoke.nips

friends surprised me when
they spoke of alterations
having nips and tucks?

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | 3 encounters on a walk of 1000 paces | plainsong of birds | hills roll silently | insects pass by

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///lost.lyrics.argued

lost in deepest thoughts
about the lyrics meanings
and of points argued

#walking #walkingartist #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | findings on a garden walk of 53 paces | discards | considering transience | reminders of memory and loss

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///clouding.then.work

mind clouding over
then common sense takes over
tries to work it out

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire

A new, daily work in progress | a garden walk of 45 paces | rain softly falling | pigeon lands heavily | rose petals fall

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///conga.frantic.startles

rooks dance a conga
frantic to look cool in black
which startles squirrels

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #landscape #gloucestershire