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This morning my muse woke me with a start and uttered something about catching Dawn. What had Dawn done? I wondered. And who was she, anyway? Then it dawned on me. This was an invitation to watch a pink sky over the Isle of Wight. I prised myself out of bed, staggered into some clothes, and joined Jackie who was engaged in defrosting the car windscreen.
Down Downton Lane we hurtled, and came to an abrupt halt in the nearest coastal car park. I kept my eyes open long enough to operate the camera and totter back into the car.
The single baleful eye of The Needles lighthouse gave the impression that the Loch Ness Monster had moved house, and a solitary gull was up early.
This afternoon we shopped at Odd Spot in Burley
then went on driveabout. The oaks
opposite Longmead Farm have all but lost their leaves now.
Horses in the field now wear their rugs,
and a vast snuffling sow wandered out to investigate my activities.
Our return trip took us along Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s classic liver casserole, mashed potatoes, crunchy carrots and green beans. I drank water, and Jackie didn’t.
Thanks for taking us on your wonderful journey!
Many thanks, Christy
Thanks for waking up at the crack of dawn to take these gorgeous photo, Derrick. I loved them all, but I particularly enjoyed the last photo of the road and the fence…beautiful!
Many thanks, Jill
Beautiful pictures and landscape.
Many thanks, Writing YFN
That is one cute pig (but she won’t stop me from loving bacon). 🙂
“The RSPCA believes that pigs must not be nose ringed to prevent them from rooting and foraging as the nose ring unreasonably restricts their normal behavioural patterns. Instead, pigs should be provided with alternative substrate to allow foraging behaviour while at the same time preventing adverse effects on the environment.”
Ahhhh, I was wondering about those nose rings. Thank you!
I wondered, too. I thought maybe it was for street cred. 😉
🙂
She’s a punk pig 🙂
Thanks, Johnna. That is enlightening
Another lovely day in the Knight’s world. Thanks so much for that beautiful share 🙂
Many thanks to you, Donna.
Lovely photos
Thank you, Lynn
most welcome
It amazes me how you keep your energy for these trips, even early in the morning.
Is The Odd Spot run by local witches?
Many thanks, Leslie. It amazes me, too 🙂 The story of Witchcraft in Burley is told here: https://derrickjknight.com/2013/06/22/witchcraft/
Thanks for the link. The pictures reminded me of stopping in the village on our last visit and of finding some more recent ‘witches’ who were doing their thing there.
What a beautiful pig. Great pictures, you captured nature at it’s best.
Thanks very much, Bridget
Beautiful photos, Derrick. I think I also like the last one of the road and fence best–although the pig is great, too.
Thanks very much, Merril
Seems it was worth getting up early then. Lovely photos as usual Derrick.
Many thanks, Miriam
So glad your muse spoke up!
🙂 Thanks, Leslie
It seems your muse has it right again – a wonderfully lit sky captured beautifully despite your sleepy camera – and she clears the car windows too. Now if only you could train Jackie to operate the camera just so, you’d never have to get out of bed!! 😀
Thanks a lot, Pauline. Jackie says she doesn’t want to do everything. Mind you, she often suggests a photo, and her art is better than mine.
Whatever Dawn had done, I’m so glad you caught her! Very strange the shop with the shelves of Matryoshka … I thought I’d missed a bit and you’d nipped off to Moscow for some strange souvenir browsing. But for me the crowing glory of this series HAS to be Mrs Porker – what a beauteous creature! 🐷
Many thanks, Osyth.Mrs P. must be a punk, judging by the face furniture. Matryoshka is a new word for me.
Matryoshka are the Russian nesting dolls. They were the only things I could recognise in the decidedly odd Cave d”Ali Baba which as you clearly say must be run by Mrs P for Punk!
Always love any photos of “my home” the Isle of Wight. Thanks for these.
Thanks very much, Susan. It features a lot in my posts
Great photos of the trees, particularly the oaks. We have one. It knows no season. The last leaf will fall when the first new one appears.
Perhaps the next time you have liver casserole you could share Jackie’s recipe with us?
It’s the same in Australia, the dry, brown leaves stay on the oak trees until the following spring.
Derrick, please warn me in the blog title when you share that liver recipe so I can avert my eyes. Thank you kindly. 🙂
Many thanks, Yvonne. Will do
I’ll see what she can do, Oglach. Many thanks
Now wasn’t that worth getting up early for, Derrick 🙂
Lovely images and as one who rises very late, I did so enjoy your dawn images.
It was, thank you, Vicki.
Dawn on a lovely morning is my favourite time of day; and those pictures are glorious, I’d like to witness that.
Love the lady pig, and feel ashamed; i need capsules made from the pancreas of pigs to keep me alive.
These are some of the nicest photos of yours that I have yet seen.
Rather partial to a bit of liver but never casseroled it, will have to give it a try,Perhaps the recipe could be forthcoming? Please.
I hope that it involves some bacon just love bacon with my liver, and theres the poor pigs in strife again! 🙁
Many thanks, Brian. The problem with recipes is that the Culinary Queen doesn’t actually use them. She will put her mind to your request ‘sometime’. Maybe next time she makes one.
I understand perfectly Derrick, I’d be lucky to have 2 or 3 of mine written anywhere. I think I’d make a fair cassarole, but I’m not sure about the bacon, sometimes bacon loses all flavour when tossed into a dish that takes a while to cook properly, and I like to do my cassaroles slowly.
Rhinefield Ornamental Drive is gorgeous in its luminosity, Derrick.
My favorite photographs are those of the rosy lavender layered dawn! These are worthy of framing and making into some kind of church banners for their spiritual connection to the heavens.
The other parts of your post were entertaining such as the snuffling sow and your delightful liver casserole feast by Jackie. I like liver! Are you not feeling well? Drinking water, Jackie not? hugs to you both xo
Many thanks, Robin. I did have a headache, but I;m fine, now.
You do above and beyond the call of duty to bring us your lovely photos. Well, it saves us from having to get up early. Thanks kindly, again. (You’ve changed your name to Kindly, by the way.)
Many thanks for those kind words, Yvonne
Good morning Derrick, what a lovely way to start the day, beautiful views and punk piggies too 🙂 and nothing wrong with water…. 🙂
Many thanks, Kim. I just fished this out of the Spam
Good thing you looked, I hang out there often in some peoples folder…..silly WP😊
Such a beautiful dawn
Many thanks, Sylvie
Oh, lovely! And the pig with the floppy ears made me smile.
Thanks a lot, Laurie
Oh dear! Even pigs have multiple piercings these days. 🙂
This one probably set the fashion
Glorious down captures! And the pig… 🙂
Great shots, Derrick!
Many thanks, Amy
Great photos, though I’m not a natural early riser, which is why I tend to take sunsets. 🙂
You will have noticed I do more sunsets. 🙂 Thanks, Quercus
Well, they do occur at a better time of the day. 🙂
The dawn photos are spectacular, well worth the trip.
I drank water, and Jackie didn’t. Oh? 🙂
Thanks, Timi. Bit of a headache. Slept it off
What a beautiful dawn! I had seen the pictures in my email but seeing them bigger is much better. I love the photographs of the trees at the end too
Thanks very much, Geetha
Welcome Derrick. It reminded me of the sentence in Howard’s End except that it is far from grey here.
I really loved the dawn photos at the beginning of your blog. Thanks for sharing. I have been living in Switzerland for the last 8 years but am from Southampton originally and have had some lovely holidays on The Isle of Wight. Thanks for sharing. I have just started a poetry blog here on WordPress in case you are interested in taking a look? Have a good day, Sam 🙂
Thanks very much, Sam. Will do