The Dart

" I come into the peace of wild things

who do not tax their lives with forethought

of grief. I come into the presence of still water.

And I feel above me the day-blind stars

waiting with their light. For a time

I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."

Wendell Berry     The Peace of Wild Things

The river Dart runs through my home town of Totnes, weaving  its way from Dartmoor to the sea. I walk, cycle, sketch and paint alongside the Dart where I am captivated by its energy.  Often an encounter with a dragonfly or a kingfisher  draws me in and a narrative begins......

I am on a journey fired by this spark of connection and attention to nature.