Bubble-whitened water
Bubbles blow and roll through Williamson's prose, through the ebullition of both water and otters. Otters blow bubbles when they...
Wind like liquid glass
An astonishingly limpid description of the clarity a wind pours over a landscape.
'For two days and two nights the...
A luminous grub
Never have I seen the moon likened to a luminous cocoon-spinning grub... wonderful.
'At night the young moon was like...
Scent as colour
I like metaphors that use one of our five senses to convey another - here a visual image serves as...
Crackey, ackymal and ruddock
'The crackeys and ackymals and ruddocks - Devon names for wrens and tomtits and robins ...'
All words for birds,...
Moon as feather
A lyrical description of the sun, the moon, and the dreams of an otter - that he might swim, unhunted...
As smooth as …
Of course, this simile is obvious when you see it, but have you ever seen it before? Please try incorporating...
Flute-like whistle
Williamson uses - and invents - a number of words to convey the sounds of otters. Whistling can be in...
Ivy-thick holly
Having seen ivy rope-throttle full grown trees, it isn't hard to imagine a holly smothered in it. I like the...
Light-laden drops
When did you last stop to study a light-laden drop of water, seeing in it a convex-reflected cosmos? You have,...
Sun-hot boulder
You can see the lamb snuggling up against the warm stone radiator. And on these sultry days of August, many...
Playfulness across the divide
Listening time: under 5 minutes.
We play with dogs and cats and some other creatures. I used to...
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