Day 1 Tuesday January 5th
northeast [southwest] inner duration 5 minutes The Drive Moorfield Lodore Road In the Little Dene down by the stream which is very full after the recent storm The grid at the entrance to the culvert is clogged the water is falling about a foot through the trapped accumulated vegetation and detritus A tree has been taken down and cut into trunk size roundels
Day 2 Wednesday January 6th
northwest [east] outer duration 2 minutes The Drive Westfield Drive Parker Avenue Elgy Road Elmfield Grove Wolsingham Road Up to Elgy Green and on into Ashburton Cemetery Read names carved into headstones walk to shelter under a yew tree A grey wagtail bounces off across the graves blackbirds appear on top of walls and scold each other
Day 3 Thursday January 7th
southeast [north] inner [outer] duration 13 minutes The Drive Moor Crescent Moorfield Into the allotments Stand in the doorway of a shed A flock of goldfinches flies into the top of a roadside tree then drift drop down onto one of the plots
Day 4 Friday January 8th
southwest [east] inner duration 9 minutes The Drive Moor Crescent Duke’s Moor Westfield Oaklands Woodlands The Drive Snow falling The moor frozen churned to sculpted mud at the gate humans as cattle Walking through snow step across wet channels that head down to the burn Stand inside an ivy tree surrounded by dripping to the flats then around by the streets back along the grassy alley
Day 5 Saturday January 9th
northeast inner duration 3 minutes The Drive Moor Crescent Moor Road South Rectory Road Stand at the small gate The stillness of winter allotments cold wet shades of brown Passer-by chatter
Day 6 Sunday January 10th
northeast inner duration 5 minutes The Drive Moor Crescent Moorfield Lodore Road Stand in the edge trees Back from the edge of open grass still I am not obvious a dog noses by sees me freezes barks to be chastised by its owner
Day 7 Monday January 11th
north outer duration 12 minutes The Poplars Roseworth Avenue The Grove Moor Park North Alwinton Terrace Stand next to a telegraph pole Across the alley behind a black garage door the churn and tump of a tumble drier Stories written in back wall brickwork lintels and sills from coal holes lost doors A woman opens her garage door takes boxes and bags out of the boot of a BMW she regards me I greet her Rooflines sway-backed between loft extensions