"The Foxe's Tail".

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

In August I was writing this music in my secluded back room, and part way through a beautiful fox walked through my garden. It was sleek, and red, and very striking to see [With a wonderful tail of fur swishing behind it.]  So the tune, which until then was just a melody going down on the page, suddenly acquired its title "The Foxe's tail"..  Illustrations followed more recently.

I also used my recently acquired metal manuscript nib pen to make the inked manuscript page stave lines, on the finished manuscript [after many weeks of practice.]