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Poet and poetry facilitator. Co-founder of the Leaping Word Poetry Consultancy, which provides advice for poets on writing, editing and publishing, as well as qualified counselling support for those exploring personal issues in their work - https://theleapingword.com. My sixth poetry collection, Love the Albatross, is now available from Indigo Dreams or directly from me.

Thursday, 23 October 2025

Dragon's breath at Winterbourne

Some morning walks are too beautiful to lose in a round up of beautiful morning walks. They need a post to themselves. Like this walk at Winterbourne, just outside Bristol, a few days ago.

The fellow-dog walker we met who was on his return route as we set out was marvelling at how amazing the fields looked spread with mist. And they did. 





The mist was less noticeable in the lanes, but there all the same.






St Michael's, Winterbourne


I was expecting an early autumn this year, after such a hot, dry summer, but it's only getting going now, right at the tail end of October.








Entering Monk's Pool Nature Reserve


Bradley Brook



next year's catkins in evidence


Heading into Bradley Brook nature reserve



Crossing Bradley Brook


By the time we were retracing our steps to the car, the dragon's breath had melted away.


wild radish


haws


vetch


back through the lane


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