15-07-2017 06:30 via Environment | The Guardian

Waiting for the gorse to burst

Bratley View, New Forest The distinct click had been a seed pod twisting and firing its tiny black seeds into the distanceClick. The sound is distinct. A black speck flashes across my vision. I straighten up and think about the two. There can be no doubt what they were, but I am sensorially confused. Which had I actually experienced first? The click, or the speck? At that moment, I had been adjusting the settings on my camera to try to catch the pink of the clump of common centaury that was look
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