A Walk in Moreton, Dorset

 

On a recent walk in Moreton, Dorset, I was struck by the way this tree, despite being devasted by some unknown force (lightning? wildfire? disease? vandalism?) still stood solidly with its carved Green Man, such a beautiful hope-filled symbol for the cycle of life, death and rebirth.

Not too far from the tree is the beautiful church of St Nicholas (originally St. Magnus). It was devasted by a bomb from the second world war, has been repaired and rebuilt, beautifully reimagined with etched glass windows, one carved with the hope-filled Chi-Rho symbol, again that cycle of life, death and rebirth in Christ's life.

Exploring Sacred Spaces - Along the way.

Glastonbury Holy Thorn, Somerset

Gaia installation, Wells, Somerset 

St Non's Well, Pembrokeshire, Wales 

Site of St. Non's Chapel, birthplace of St David, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Waterfall, Tintagel, Cornwall

Pilgrim shell, Cumbria

Glastonbury Thorn (now removed) and Tor, Somerset

Edith Cavell Monument, Norfolk

St Michael's Tower, Glastonbury Tor, Somerset

Gog and Magog, Somerset

Kindness Garden, Somerset

Moon installation, Somerset

Rainbow, lake District

Stonehenge, Wiltshire

Pilgrims Way, Kent

Peace Doves, May 2024 Wells Cathedral

 

Refection

 My path, now slow

Winds through the mown avenues

Of old trees saving up for Autumn

And the streams and rivers

Are quiet ponds of silver

Where fish dream under waterlilies

And memories, like clouds above

Are reflections in still water

A Volume of Sky

 I walk, not monumental distances or with any great destination in mind but with an eye to the world around me and, while I might carry its weight in my pockets, in my mind I am writing a volume of sky.