Saturday 3 November 2012

Seasonal SplAsh: Snape Maltings

We were at Snape Maltings for the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival today, where this menacing scene ...

. . . can be found almost alongside this tranquil view of Iken church tower (and the boat) emerging from the reedbeds. 

There were some beautiful autumn colours. The things that look like giant marrows on the cart are reed bundles ...

The bright red of the Poetry Festival banners ...

. . . and the rainbow of autumn leaves added a splash of colour to the scene. 

It was very poignant to see this beautiful ash tree, in the light of the current bout of ash disease ...

. . . and I thought the bark was beautifully mottled.

There were few birds about, but I'm sure they will love these!

1 comment:

Mary said...

I love that moody first photo. Great look to it!