The Eden

… in spate near Armathwaite. 
Extra - thought it might be an Earthstar?

Struggling to feel one iota of optimism for what lies ahead, this sandstone pebble reminded me of the underlying geology of this area, and that it doesn’t give a stuff…

Here’s a spot of Norman Nicholson .... (I’ve held back on Yeats’s ‘The Second Coming’ but was sorely tempted) …

Therefore hope
is a theological virtue
And a geological grace,
Felt in the why
And wherefore of a rose,
And when rocks solidify
And the watching sky
Knows the fire’s purpose
And the way the water flows.

All best wishes for the new year, folks …