Rain Laden Skies

Churchyard at Kilcash, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

The clouds gather

Oppressive and grey.

Across the valley,

Distant Comeragh mountains,

Green and sharp in the clear air,

A warning of rain on the way.

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Festival Gardens opened

Liverpool's Festival Garden site has reopened

Water features abound

Soft greens and wild flowers

soften the margins.

Lilies float on the water

Reminding us of Monet's art

Which is currently at The Tate.

Hipstamatic, Watts Lens, Castelli's DC Film

Wild flowers bloom

Heavy rain and bursts of hot sunshine

the wildflowers of Victoria Park

luxuriate in the damp warm air

blooming forth to make their mark

on this small patch of England.

All pictures; Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Ina's 1969 Film

Jubilee Party

All over the land

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Was celebrated with red, white and blue.

She has reigned for 60 years

And the rain over the weekend

Seemed to know that too.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Ina's 1969 Film

Florence Diaries 4

A beautiful spring morning

Marble statues on the terrace

Of the Bardini Gardens

Frame the Church of Santa Croce

Seen across the Arno

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Ina's 1969 Film 

At sunset the Arno becomes a river of molten gold

Reflections of ancient buildings 

have rippled in this water for centuries.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Ina's 1969 Film

Florence Diaries 3

Early morning down on the Arno

The calm waters reflect the golden buildings

Glowing in the warm low sunlight.

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Swallows dart through the clear air,

The Arno reflects a scene of glowing buildings

Much as it did in Renaissance times.

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The church of San Frediano in Cestello

viewed from Piazza Goldini.

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Florence Diary 2

Monastery of San Francesco, Fiesole.

This small window of a monk's cell

Appeals for the way the light pours through

Lighting the rough plaster walls

And the simple furnishings within.

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A rough stone cloister gives shade from the Tuscan Sun.

Hipstamatic, Watts Lens, Pistil Film

Everywhere you go in Florence

The Duomo dominates the scene.

Brunelleschi's dome a constant landmark

Glimpsed through narrow streets.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Ina's 1969 Film

The Ponte Vecchio

Much loved bridge

Instant Florence.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Ina's 1969 Film