Wind, Fog and Trees

Wind, Fog and Trees
South Downs

Thunderstorm

Thunderstorm seen from the top of the cliffs.

Barn

                                                 Barn lost on the South Downs hills


                                                                      BARN

                                                              creaky old barn
                                                         shelters you from rain
                                                    old barn it's leaking through
                                                         the roof yet, when the
                                                             hard wind blows
                                                               you are eating
                                                                       dust.



                                                                    Corbett,
                                                                  Dec 7, 2012

Wave

O thou whose face hath felt the winter's wind
( J.Keats )

Storm at Sea

Storm clouds off the Sussex coast.

Dusk at sea

 

                             Dusk at Sea

By Thomas S. Jones

1882-1932

---

To-night eternity alone is near:
         The sea, the sunset, and the darkening blue;
Within their shelter is no space for fear,
         Only the wonder that such things are true.

The thought of you is like the dusk at sea --
         Space and wide freedom and old shores left far,
The shelter of a lone immensity
         Sealed by the sunset and the evening star.

St Jude's Storm: the Aftermath

October palette

Bomber Command Memorial service

Of the 110,000 who flew with Bomber Command, 55,573 never returned, having made the ultimate sacrifice. For many of them the white cliffs of Beachy Head were the very last sight of their homeland. Beachy Head was the point of departure from British soil for all RAF bombing raids to targets in the central, southern and eastern parts of enemy territory. The more direct route from the many RAF bases in central and northern England would have been across East Anglia. This route could not be used because of the huge presence of the 8th USAAF in that area.
http://www.bombercommandtribute.org/ 

Wind shaped trees