Death by fog

Houndwell Park is lifeless

no movement or sound

the imposing fog lies heavy in the air

darkened veins fade

as the avenues of trees reach for life

Finished for the day

Motionless, the cranes stand over Southampton, their outline faint but their presence imposing.

A beacon

Naked with a dusting of frost, the envious oaks surround the proud horse chestnut tree whose remaining burnt orange palmate leaves illuminate Palmerston Park.

Escape to the sun

A plane leave the frosty Tuesday morning through an open letterbox in Southampton's pallid sky.