Photography, poetry of all kinds, short short stories,and my new interest - photo-haiga (combining my photos with haiku,senryu and tanka) ~ all these interests of mine - plus my wife Jill's paintings - will feature here from time to time.
Geoff Sanderson was born in 1930 in Yorkshire, North of England. Following school he did a five-year engineering apprenticeship, during which time he took up bicycle touring and racing. It was during long-distance touring in the hill country that he acquired his love of the outdoors. Geoff changed career in 1951 when he joined the Royal Air Force as a Physical Training Instructor, was awarded a commission in 1963, and retired as a Flight Lieutenant admin officer in 1985. During these 34 adventurous years, Geoff married Jill in 1958, sailed and raced dinghies in Zimbabwe, Egypt and Singapore, and took up the sport of fencing. He became a qualified fencing instructor and official, was appointed RAF Team Captain, and was eventually awarded RAF and Combined Services Colours. Following retirement, Geoff ran the admin for Jill’s design/dressmaking business, and also worked helping a friend run an antiques business. Geoff and Jill have lived in North Yorkshire for almost 20 years now, within easy travelling distance of five National Parks, so spend much of their leisure time in hill-walking, photography, writing poetry, and painting.
One February Jill and I were returning from a long days' walking in the hills of Wharfedale, when we came over a rise and I saw these lovely shadows extending across the track. I asked Jill to walk ahead, composed, then clicked the shutter as she reached the right spot. The image and the senryu say everything that we both feel about the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales, and about our many walks on these hills.
posted by Geoff Sanderson | 4:32 am
2 Comments:
Aha! He's started posting. I like this, both photo and ku!
Beautiful photo haiga.
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