Sunrise with three ravens? 'The twa corbies,' 'The Three Ravens' - a ballad I love, a folk song and a murder mystery. The body of a knight lies half-hidden by a field dyke. His lady grieves for her lost lover, or perhaps she’s complicit in his murder.
A super-moon is low in the western sky and in the east a rosy dawn heralds sunrise. Three ravens perch in the topmost twigs of the birch tree. Or are they twa corbies? Backs toward me and in a huddle, it can be hard to tell. Jackdaw sometimes visit, and a great-spotted wood-pecker.
A super-moon is low in the western sky and in the east a rosy dawn heralds sunrise. Three ravens perch in the topmost twigs of the birch tree. Or are they twa corbies? Backs toward me and in a huddle, it can be hard to tell. Jackdaw sometimes visit, and a great-spotted wood-pecker.
Tomorrow there’s a forecast of frost and perhaps the first snow. On Christmas Day it would be wonderful to be out on Scout Scar, with frost and snow. Or simply to be there. Impossible to walk there this year with the Brigsteer Bridge still closed. We have lost most of spring, all of summer and autumn and probably winter too. It’s a loss we feel deeply.
This time last year there was snow, for a few days. Waxwing feasted on rowan berries and it would be wonderful to see them return. There are berries a plenty, with blackbirds enjoying them.
This time last year there was snow, for a few days. Waxwing feasted on rowan berries and it would be wonderful to see them return. There are berries a plenty, with blackbirds enjoying them.
This last few days I’ve listened to Max Richter’s Recomposed, his 21st century reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Violinist and director Thomas Gould gives a debut performance of Richter’s work with the Britten Sinfonia. I find it inspiring and wonder where imagination takes him. On 'The World At One' today there’s an item from Pakistan on glacier melt and the devastation it’s causing, consequent on Climate Change. Richter must be a world away from Vivaldi in contemplating the seasons and all that comprehends.
Those of us who are of the Scout Scar community love to observe seasonal change up there, and to celebrate it. It's possible, perhaps, that the bridge may reopen to walkers and runners in 'The New Year', whatever that means. New Year's Day would be the perfect date to celebrate a return. The wait has been intolerable, far too long and not over yet.
Those of us who are of the Scout Scar community love to observe seasonal change up there, and to celebrate it. It's possible, perhaps, that the bridge may reopen to walkers and runners in 'The New Year', whatever that means. New Year's Day would be the perfect date to celebrate a return. The wait has been intolerable, far too long and not over yet.
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