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Canal journey notes – Firth and Forth Canal

23 June, 20122 August, 2019
firth and forth canal
dusty cycle, overgrown bushes, gem blue dragonflies
fence
canal boats
wire reflections in soft browns and silvers, friendly hellos to fishermen, cyclists and bird-feeders, a heron on a desolate tree in a picturesque pastoral scene, jocular haiku, barge with australian flag, dotted remains of camp fires, no place for sculpture
waterlillies
canal architecture
a meandering route, taking a line for a cycle, pylons, electricity station, distant high rises, epic towers surrounded by billowing cumulus, kirkintilloch tesco, picking up pedal speed and hitting the bell, yellow and white waterlillies under a heavy monochrome sky, rain tomorrow

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