Ian Hamilton Finlay, boats/water

Eleven cards loosely pertaining to this theme. All published by Wild Hawthorn Press. (1) Swans, IHF / Ron Costley, 1974. (2) Sea Eck on The Back Door Pond stonypath, 1967. ‘In the tiny cabin there was room only for the crew’s two feet’. Postcard, photograph by Stuart Mills. (3) trim here: score here: fold here. IHF / Michael Harvey, 1973. (4) Wordsworth / Wadsworth. IHF / Jim Dowie.

(5) Homage to Walter Reekie’s Ring Netters IHF Olympics Year, 1996. (6) rudder pintles rudder patches. IHF / Gary Hincks. (7) Mirror, n. a boat we can see ourselves in. IHF / John Andrew. (8) Birds fly. Waterfowl ply. IHF / Gary Hinks. 4.289 in pencil on reverse. (9) Bluebell. Flower class corvette, July 1940. IHF / Gary Hinks.(10) The Lone Sail: Schooner Bookmark. IHF / Laurie Clark. (11) Boat Lore Sails are sails but ropes are sheets or stays. IHF / Gary Hinks. Poem. (total 11)