Resonance V
It took several
weeks to time a clear sky with the light before sunrise, a heavy
dew and the fullness of the tide up the river. Although I had
permission to drive up to the farm house at any time it felt awkward
at such an early time and I option for a scramble up the steep
slope to the top of the hill taught me just how dew-laden the
grass is at that time of the day.
The image shows
the strange canals that drain back onto the river which can be
seen cutting along below the hill. The Giant's Grave is below
the white house on the far left and it is here the river like
the road takes a bend back towards the sea. On the far right of
the photograph on the left the Baxter house can be seen behind
the third tree in from the side. Below is river road that runs
from Brighton up past Duffy's Farm onto Scroggs Hill.
Map of Brighton indicating where the image Resonance V was taken from
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James K Baxter - Poem
references
The
River 1966 CP
It was dark
brown and deep
at corners where cattle graze.
The Giant's Grave 1951 CP
Before
sunrise, a soaking dew;
the beer brown somnolent wave
of brackish river, cattle flats beyond it.
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