you could simply watch through weary eyes as an ever-changing world ebbs and flows * or you could keep on stretching fearlessly higher refusing to accept defeat When my sister and I moved in to our new house, there was a pagoda in the garden that was barely standing beneath the weight of dead wisteria … More As the Wisteria Grows
arise to greet the dawning sun * gathering armfuls of pure golden light to crown the summer king * the Lord of the Hunt proud and virile mighty sunbeams amidst oak leaves * watch as he takes his place beside the queen * the Lady of the Meadows bedecked in flowers her belly swelling with … More Midsummer Gold
freewheeling through childhood unsullied by adult cares journeying into a bright future This post is for Cee’s Which Way Challenge.
think of the stories that could be told if the voices of the long gone could be heard within those aged walls but their tales have been forgotten as our own too shall someday be This post is for Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge. This week’s theme isĀ buildings.
sitting in blissful peace enraptured by sunlight awaiting the birds’ descent There’s a cherry tree in our new garden that we’ve nicknamed ‘the feeding tree’ because the birds seem to love it. I’ve already spent many pleasant hours sitting in the sun on the patio, with my camera pointing towards the tree. It’s given me … More The Feeding Tree
listen ā can you hear them? echoing ā fleeting peals of laughter the joyful reflections of childhood games of long forgotten adventures ā held in the space’s fabric memories existing in gossamer insubstantiality absorbed by the earth food for the ā soul The garden of our new house has a couple of features that immediately … More Echoes of Long Ago Games
long fur tangles beneath fingertips as a warm weight sprawls ā hedonistically over your legs whilst a deep purr reverberates and ā guileless eyes stare deep into your soul binding you tight Meet Geoffrey. Technically, he’s my sister’s cat, but as my sister and I now live together, I suppose he’s my cat now, too. … More Geoffrey
dark clouds gather, brooding promise of stormy days ahead * fear tangles clutching tendrils in your chest * breathe * just breathe Ā * look for the bright horizon, for the glimpse Ā of sun through clouds * remember the light will continue to shine, even whenĀ hidden from Ā view
rain washed greenery amidst an urban landscape tools laid down to rest as the day fades This post is for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s prompt isĀ ItĀ IS Easy Being Green. The photos were taken overĀ the allotments (community gardens) near my sister’s home in Lincoln (UK). It’s nice to have some greenery in the … More Inner City Green
Victim? she felt sick seeing him there performing his songs as if he didn’t have a care in the world after everything he’d put her through everything he’d done to her and to those she loved seeing him so blithely carefree setĀ her guts to roiling * she carried the knife in her bag for protection … More Victim?
bask in memories of sun-filled days aglow with joy there amidst the cornflowers and the daisies breathing deep of nectar laden air whilst insects hum at peace with nature This post is for Cee’s Black and White challenge. This week’s prompt is the letter C or D. The pictures were both taken last summer in … More Cornflowers and Daisies
boundary lines marked containing Earth’s wild spaces guardianship claimed This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme isĀ Letters A or B, andĀ I decided to show pictures of some of the boundariesĀ of the meadow and wooded area. Both the first and last pictures show newly erected boundaries, as management of the wooded … More Boundaries
pale head demurely bowed beneath youthful Sun’s gentle caress innocent love burgeoning new life stirring
rose tinted sunlight lifting the land’s misty veil romance fills the air
nurture an ivy heart: ever thrivingĀ in defiance ofĀ adversity, veinsĀ aglow withĀ faithful affection, binding for eternity
lonelyĀ gaze watches abandoned to solitude awaiting friendship This post is for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s prompt is solitude. I photographed this jackdaw when we were in Cornwall last summer. ItĀ was sitting all on its own in a tree in the middle of Tintagel village. Jackdaws are very social creatures, seen more often … More Solitary Watcher
laughter ripples throughĀ the air in effervescent expressions of joy whilst gossamer wings shimmer
embodied in resoluteĀ metal, he watches from the rocky heights, forever awaiting his call to arms, a silent guardian poised in enigmatic grandeur, the once and future mingling of legend and history This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme isĀ things made by human beings.Ā The pictures were taken at Tintagel Castle … More Silent Guardian
willfulĀ late bloomer shrouded byĀ chill apathy awaitingĀ sun’s touch I had intended to shareĀ my November Changing Seasons post today, but, as it’s getting late here and it’s still not ready to go, I thought I’d share one of the pictures I took during November instead.Ā TheĀ haiku was written in my notepad with somewhat frozen fingers while I was … More Late Bloomer
tread softly alongĀ paths gentled by hazy memory, strolling amidst recollections of yesteryear’s cares where lost loves and oldĀ pains fade into ephemeral touches, phantom fingers brushing against present preoccupations This post is for Cee’s Which Way challenge. The photos were both taken on a misty November morning on the lanes around the village. Here are a … More Paths of Memory
shadowsĀ retreat as hope’s goldenĀ glow illuminates theĀ pervasiveĀ web of negativity and joy shines through I was going to post this picture as yesterday’s Wordless Wednesday, but then the words came into my head and insisted on beingĀ included, so I thought I’d save it for todayĀ instead. As most of you probably know by now, I’m currently in the … More Web of Light
here, amidst the overgrown tranquility, let’s hope to see no discarded packets or rusting cans: the only litterĀ allowed is nature’s own This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is signs of any kind. The picture, in case anyone is curious, was taken on the lane near to the meadow I … More Sign
don’t miss the opportunities lighting up the tree tops whilst you’re busy fearing impact with the ground
lord of wild spaces revelling in vibrant shades before frosts return I thought I’d take a little break from my NaNoWriMo writing to share a couple of photos and a haiku with you. These pictures were both taken in my sister’s garden – a fascinating area that’s full of little moss covered statues and odd … More Dionysus Smiles
In amongst the minutiae, the everyday, the hither and thither of lifeĀ rushing by, thereās no time to talk, no time to rest, no timeā¦ Stop. Breathe deep. Tilt your face to the sun; feel the warmth on your skin. The world will wait. Listen to the harmoniesĀ ofĀ natureās music asĀ wind strummed trees join in chorus withĀ buzzing … More All About Nature
Gentle light caresses fields shorn of their summer abundance as the newlyĀ awokenĀ sun peeks above the horizon, tinting the wide sky in pastel shades. A lonely blackbird breaks the lingering hush of the pre-dawn hours. Soon it isĀ joined by its fellows, and their voices rise in joyous chorus. Peace settles upon me as I breathe in … More Local
Visions of darkness bar the pathway ahead, Ā fear, anger and hatred tangling ankles inĀ tendrils of flame, bindingĀ feet into immobility. Hold tight. Breathe deep. Specters woven of inconstantĀ sorrow will not remain triumphant. Joy yet lies beyond. This post is for Musin’ with Susan’s Macro Moments challenge. This week’s photo was taken in the meadow at the … More Squash Bug
fragile gems draped in elegant purity amidst an array of elusive dreams interlaced with droplets of shimmering starlight in celebration of the morning This post is for both the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, with the theme H2O, and Cee’s Black and White challenge, with the theme liquid.Ā The pictures were taken on a very misty morning … More Droplets
sun-kissed wings shimmer calm affirmationsĀ exchanged connection achieved Yesterday morning I was sitting on a bench in the corner of the meadow, my eyes closed as I listened to the birds singing, my face tilted to the sun as I enjoyed its warmth on my skin. I was feeling incredibly relaxed and happy, and connected to … More Dragonfly
they are the first to fall they will not be the last I had hoped to post my September Changing Season’s gallery today. Unfortunately I’m not yet done with sorting through the pictures! These shots were taken earlier on in the month so I thought I’d share them and the little poem that I wrote … More First to Fall
dark echo bounded heart’s contradictionsĀ constrained lives bound together
fragile threads glimmer strands of hopeful creation gossamer dreaming
poised mid-air avoidingĀ the squabble ofĀ voracious opportunists swooping with raucous cries patientlyĀ he awaitsĀ his chanceĀ toĀ dive This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme isĀ isolated subjects.Ā The picture is another one that I took onĀ holiday in Cornwall earlier this year – this time on the beach near St Michael’s Mount.
poised before an expansive ocean of stilted maturity presenting youthful enthusiasm whilst all outdatedĀ dictates constraining adulthood are deposited abandoned on the shoreline far below a life of graft replaced by aĀ fun-filled existence happiness becomingĀ the prime objective These pictures (which were taken at Tintagel, in Cornwall, UK) were nearly posted a few days ago for the … More On the Edge
time flows with the shifting tides tumblingĀ over castle walls to drown in watery obscurity This post is for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s theme is edge. The photograph was taken on the battlements of the castle at St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall, UK.
sheĀ glows with the luminance Ā of impending motherhood her gravid formĀ embracing serenity future’s promiseĀ cradled within herĀ body
Meandering path, following a well trodden route. To whose doorway do you lead? This post is for Cee’s Which Way Challenge. This week’s pictures were taken at the Chysauster Ancient Village in Cornwall (England), the remains of an Iron Age settlement thought to have first been occupied nearly 2,000 years ago, during the Roman occupation … More Ancient Paths
struck with scythingĀ blades the king falls laid low in golden splendour beneath nefarious skies as mournful gazes watch shadows creeping rivulets of life-blood seeping teardrops withheld as duty is done It’s harvest time here in England, and the farmers have been busy in the fields around the village. Mostly I’ve come across the fields showing … More Harvest
sheĀ leans into his strength knowing he’ll support her knowing the roots of their love are secure This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. The theme is still trees as Cee is currentlyĀ taking a well-deserved blogging break. The pictures are of a pair of trees that have grown together beside the stream, leaning out … More The Lovers
nature’s adornments spun in finestĀ filigree mother’s parting gift This post is for Susan’s Macro Moments Challenge. This week’s photograph was taken at the wildflower meadow during August on myĀ Canon EOS 1100D, withĀ the 18-55mm lens: ISO 100Ā f/4.5, 1/400 sec, handheld.
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