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April 6, 2013

no grave but the sea

Filed under: poems — Trefor Davies @ 9:31 am

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ear shanty, ritual capstan strain

flag-crack sail hoist rope run

settle fair wind thirst atlantic swell

journey, unknown horizon, hope, doubt, trepidation

lead swinging three sheets

colours nailed yardarm awash

line crossed adrift

sun-scorched deck bleach doldrums

pump weathering tack

Eternal Father foaming deep rock tempest

 

No roses on a sailor’s grave

 

On  a sailor’s grave there are no roses

On a seaman’s grave there bloom no Edelweiss

The only ornaments are the white gulls

And the many tears a girl is weeping

 

translation from a German sea shanty

 

…the sea gods will take their toll – Joseph Conrad

smooth writing

Filed under: poems — Trefor Davies @ 8:48 am

smooth writing, smooth music

experiments in relaxation

spring arrives

ground soaks up heat

coldest of hearts, melted

hands out palms up, eyes closed

The End

Filed under: thoughts — Tags: — Trefor Davies @ 6:44 am

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Paused at the window of Reader’s Rest on Steep Hill in Lincoln. A poignant moment. Used to love browsing the shelves of this shop. It sold second hand books and it was a real treat spending some kid free time there. When I first heard it was closing I nipped in and picked up a set of Gibbon’s Decline and Fall for forty quid. Bargain. I had meant to pop back and hoover up some editions of the History of England but now it is too late. Ah well. It was worth a moment of quiet reflection. It had been there for thirty one years. Life moves on…

April 5, 2013

Japanese gardens in the sun.

Filed under: the art gallery — tavernau @ 7:49 am

This one is from a trip I made to the japanese gardens in Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.

The botanical gardens there have a few themed areas, my favourite is definitely the Japanese section, I hope this image illustrates why.

Toowoomba is a more regional town in the drier parts of Queensland, they must have a very good watering system as it always looks lovely and green.

 

April 4, 2013

Sancerre, my home away from my home away from home.

Filed under: the art gallery — tavernau @ 8:46 am

As I have mentioned before I visit France regularly. When I do, my destination is usually Sancerre.

My best friend, who as since passed away, moved there from Australia when we were both teenagers and became a winemaker.

I still visit his family there and always have a good time.

This is my favourite photograph of Sancerre, It makes a good wallpaper for my computer to remind me of the good times.

 

The ten million piece jigsaw

Filed under: ideas,the art gallery — Trefor Davies @ 6:10 am

Imagine this to be a ten million piece jigsaw, the work of a lifetime. You get to the end and find that one piece is missing.You would want to count all the pieces before starting just to avoid that eventuality.

On a further practical note this lawn must be a nightmare to mow.

Photo taken at the caff at Eastham Ferry on Easter Sunday.

April 3, 2013

Good vs. Evil

Filed under: the art gallery — tavernau @ 8:03 am

Another one from my recent holiday.

I’m not a religious man by any means, but I’ve never been one to let a visit to an old chapel, church or cathedral pass me by.

Today’s entry is from the small chapel on St. Michael’s Mount. It’s a relatively new sculpture, but still a timeless and powerful image. St. Michael himself defeating Lucifer.

It would be rude of me not to credit the sculptress, Lyn Maxwell.

118

Filed under: the art gallery — Tags: — Trefor Davies @ 7:57 am

Historic number though not logical sitting as it does next to seventy six. Question raiser. Shiny brass on a black satin background.

April 2, 2013

tate cafe albert dock

Filed under: thoughts — Tags: , , , , — Trefor Davies @ 7:10 am

Is it true that all they serve at the Tate Cafe at the Albert Dock is potatoes or have I been living in Lincolnshire too long?

April 1, 2013

View of part of Liverpool from the Maritime Museum

Filed under: the art gallery — Trefor Davies @ 8:17 pm

Wonderful view of part of Liverpool from the Maritime Museum. It’s a great blend of the historic and the modern.

Soup and fork

Filed under: fusion,the art gallery — Tags: , , — Trefor Davies @ 7:00 am

Latest in a series of surreal photos not taken by Salvador Dali. A fusion of food and art. click on the photo to find out where we were.

March 31, 2013

Some fish products may contain bones

Filed under: ideas — Trefor Davies @ 10:44 am

Just sayin’…

La Crepe Qui Rit

Filed under: chinks — Trefor Davies @ 10:21 am

Probably the most expensive Crepe Suzette ever. It’s clearly a very posh part of the Albert Dock,  presumably frequented by media stars and Premiership footballers though I didn’t see any there during our visit but there again it was Easter Saturday so they would have either been getting ready for a football match or away at their villa in San Tropez/Antigua/Isle of Wight (delete as appropriate – do people still go to St Tropez – it’s so yesterday dahling). Out of my league.

Either that or the most expensive typo. If so they must surely have wondered why nobody ever orders the Crepe Suzette.

La Crepe Rit, Albert Dock, Liverpool.

Voila.

Sleigh

Filed under: the art gallery,thoughts — Tags: , , , , — Trefor Davies @ 9:38 am

Sleigh’s interest in reworking art historical movements, from the renaissance to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, is reflected in her explicit paintings of male nudes, which subvert the art historical tradition of a male gaze directed at a naked female body. In addition to her focus on gender, she painted individuals affectionately and honestly, often including normalising details such as body hair. In this way she implicitly critiqued the idealisation of the human body in art, aiming to combat its objectification. Sleigh’s female gaze still has a powerful impact and the formal qualities of her painting seem poignantly contemporary.

Reproduced without permission from the Tate Liverpool. You have to ask yourself whether Sleigh would have written this herself. I may be wrong but she probably “just painted”.

Pommes de terre a la provencal

Filed under: the art gallery,thoughts — Tags: , — Trefor Davies @ 7:00 am

I like a spud: baked spud, chips, pommes Lyonaise, mash, shepherd’s pie, pommes Boulangere, gratin, fried, sauteed, steamed, plain boiled, Jersey Royal, King Edward, Maris Piper, Desiree, Charlotte, Pink Fir Apple, Dauphinoise, roast, crisps, salt and vineegar, plain, ready salted, cheese and onion, beef, roast chicken, jacket, skins, Fondant, Gallette,crushed, Rosti, Parisienne, french fries

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