Island of Lightning
“Joan Abse But, Lord, thise grisly feendly rokkes blake, That seemen rather a foul confusion Of werk than any fair creacion The Franklin’s Tale In his fifties my father described himself as a beachcomber. I was puzzled by that until I reached the same age. Now I understand. My own writing is a beachcomber’s diary whilst my editing work essentially beachcombing, with bottled messages of my own tossed into the electronic surf.
But literally (littorally?) I have become a beachcomber, discovering th...at the intertidal zone is the most dynamic part of the physical world I know, a world where I am closest to the processes that have fashioned this planet and the life upon it.
I’m in Southerndown on the coast of south Wales, where the sea snipes up the gwters to girn at the anglers on the bulwark and threaten night fishermen on Witch’s Point. Twenty years ago I was employed here on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast as part of a Community Project scheme. I’ll write that again – scheme – to bring back its unforgettable flavour.MoreLess
But literally (littorally?) I have become a beachcomber, discovering th...at the intertidal zone is the most dynamic part of the physical world I know, a world where I am closest to the processes that have fashioned this planet and the life upon it.
I’m in Southerndown on the coast of south Wales, where the sea snipes up the gwters to girn at the anglers on the bulwark and threaten night fishermen on Witch’s Point. Twenty years ago I was employed here on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast as part of a Community Project scheme. I’ll write that again – scheme – to bring back its unforgettable flavour.MoreLess
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