“England hath need of thee”

The scene above was common place in my teenage years in N. Ireland. It is depressing to see the above image of the events over the past few days in many cities such as Liverpool, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Bristol, and Belfast, to name a few. In 1802 the Lakeland poet William Wordsworth wrote about London andContinue reading ““England hath need of thee””

“Plain living and high thinking are no more:”

It is certainly not the best photograph I have ever taken, but it is one that fills me with delight. While walking the coastal path in parts of Cornwall, there it was, and from a distance this slate stone wall resembled the colors one would hope to see on a library wall of books. PinksContinue reading ““Plain living and high thinking are no more:””