Summer by Adam Rutter

The Italian Garden, Arley Arboretum.           credit Adam Rutter

People throng Stonehenge

Watching the sun cut between solid blocks

Rising above circle

Rectangular shadows stretched out on grassy plains

Days grow longer

Corn fields glow gold as sun

Sun baked land warms air

Lifting Buzzards

Open wings float on heat

Wheeling on warm columns

Patchwork of crops ploughing

Embroider the countryside

Trees, an umbrella of shade

Cooling people, pets swim in pools, rivers feel refreshingly cool

Water fountain fans out

Like a lily

Droplets fall onto the pool

Unfolding petal-like shapes

In Italian garden

Splashes of colour fill flower beds

Climbing tiered fountain

Cascading onto flower shaped bowls