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Monochrome Monday: Messengers
horseshoes clatter metal pealing against cobblestones in a chiming of bells as dreamlike figures ghost by a cavalcade of spirits messengers from the past bearing warning from a time of division and strife for those who care to listen This week's photo was taken at an English Civil War reenactment in my home town of... Continue Reading →
Changing Seasons 2017: October
Newly shorn, the meadow lies bare now under the October sun, the golden trim giving accent to the surround of autumnal trees. The air holds a bitter nip that the early light is hesitant to dispel, but the clear sky promises pleasant hours ahead - a welcome change from the wet, windy and overcast days... Continue Reading →
Monochrome Monday: Enter the Underworld
descend into the earth and find shelter within tangled mycelium warmed by a blanket of fallen leaves and dirt whilst earthworms coil amidst encapsulated dreams of sunlight's return * sleep in peaceful slumber untouched by the Crone's icy tears by the crystalline frosts and bitter snowfalls as she mourns her fallen consort and awaits the turning... Continue Reading →
Doorways
you have two options or so they tell you * door one or door two two ways to enter their boxes to enter four walls constructed from preconceptions and stereotypes two ways to enter four walls designed to hold you bound in their lies * or you could simply choose to keep on walking
WPC: Autumn Flame
the flame sways in meditative radiance * remembering days filled with laughter amidst autumnal golds and browns * breathing air thick with scents of damp earth and ripe berries and rotting plants and sugarbeet * a small hand held within age-gnarled fingers frog wellies stomping through fallen leaves * days now circled beneath the wheel gone... Continue Reading →
Monochrome Monday: Small Comforts
Small Comforts Cara dropped onto her bed, tugging the blanket over her shoulders as weariness pinned her to the mattress. Sleep soon began to smother her thoughts. She welcomed its oblivion after the backbreaking work of the day. The voice of the new girl jolted her back to awareness. She was tempted to respond -... Continue Reading →
A Letter from the Past
A Letter from the Past Emmaline hummed softly as she lifted the bundle of pages from the shelf, instinctively weaving magic to ensure the fragile sheets remained intact as she transferred them to the desk. Dust puthered in the air. She turned her face into her cowl, avoiding breathing in the muck with practiced ease.... Continue Reading →
Monochrome Monday: The Darkness Within
The light that poured in through her window was the only source of illumination in an otherwise dismal existence. They said her harsh treatment was deserved, that her idle ways had led to an inevitable conclusion. Only she knew just how hard she'd strived to avoid such a fate. She tried not to let bitterness... Continue Reading →
The Orchard
look beyond the urban rush and glimpse a vanished world thriving amidst concrete and brick Tucked behind a gate on a busy road in the middle of the city of Lincoln (UK), lies an oasis of green amongst the urban sprawl. The place is well concealed, surrounded by buildings, but walk a short path and... Continue Reading →
Monochrome Monday: Out of the Darkness
darkness creeps sticky tendrils dragging ever deeper into the depths of fear and hate and hopelessness desolation clinging with tar-like viscosity * but don't give up * glimpse the light that lies ahead encompassing hope of better times to come leave the darkness behind and embrace the future's bright promise * don't give up * never give... Continue Reading →
Lady of the Dawn
she dances as the new day begins haloed by the rising sun her laughter echoing as she swirls
Harvest Dawn
golden rays dance over cloudtops ribbons unfurling in joyous celebration of harvests safely gathered I hadn't even realised I'd taken these dawn shots on the Autumn Equinox until I was sorting through my pictures for the Changing Seasons post and spotted the date on the folder. I was already thinking about using them for a... Continue Reading →
Monochrome Monday: Feeding Reveries
labyrinthine streams wending in life-giving flows feeding reveries
September Toadstools
As usual, I took far more photos of toadstools during September than I could possibly include on my Changing Seasons post. I thought I'd share them with you today instead.
Changing Seasons: September 2017
seasons shift decorating the land in daubs of gold finger paints wildly applied joy articulated with a child's exuberance whilst leaves crunch underfoot During September, the signs of autumn have become increasingly rife in the meadow and in the wooded area beside the stream. The first leaves have begun to turn, shades of golden brown... Continue Reading →
Monochrome Monday: Seeking Opportunities
ever watchful eyes seeking opportunities certainties forgone
Monochrome Monday: Shadows
light peers through treetops the world cast in negative life in shadow-form
A Family Gathering
laughter and camaraderie found throughout the ages amidst the love of family Those of you who've followed my blog for a while may remember that I used to regularly join in with the One-Four challenge, editing a picture in four different ways over a month. Unfortunately, the challenge changed from being monthly to being quarterly,... Continue Reading →
Monochrome Monday: Wraiths
ivory forms glide adrift in silent dreaming wraiths on the water
FFfAW: The Touch of his Hand
The Touch of his Hand "Are you coming, my dear?" Millie looked up at the sound of his voice. Tommy stood in the doorway, his hand outstretched, waiting for hers to join it. She still remembered the first time their hands had touched, all those years ago. She'd shyly slid her fingers into his as they'd... Continue Reading →
Nature’s Balm
bathe in pure sunlight nature's balm upon your skin reviving your soul
Travelling in Circles
each step draws you around and around again in never-ending circles * we've been here before walked these paths trodden this ground * open your mind open your heart open your soul * and see how each turn takes you deeper * into your mind into your heart into your soul * glimpse eternity's quietude... Continue Reading →
FFfAW: A Mother’s Grief
A Mother's Grief "We didn't do anything to it, Ma," Aeliene said, a waiver in her voice that broke Shylie's heart all over again. "We were just playing. It came out of nowhere and attacked us. Baen tried to stop it, but, he... he fell... and... and..." Shylie gathered her daughter close. Grief encased her... Continue Reading →
Changing Seasons: August 2017
Grasses have ripened into swathes of gold, and leaves have deepened their colour in maturity, for the meadow and woodland have passed their peak, accepting the inevitability of the ageing year. It's been a few months since I last joined in with Cardinal Guzman's Changing Seasons photo challenge, but I thought that, seeing as... Continue Reading →
Peculiar Life
Tread carefully as you walk the woodland paths, as you seek the peculiar life emerging from the earth's fertile darkness. See them stand proud and defiant in the new day's light, each embracing their opportunity to shine. Toadstools are definitely one of my favourite things to photograph, and this August has been great for them. They... Continue Reading →
FFfAW: The Name on the Stone
The Name on the Stone Kaeri murmured a prayer and dropped the stone into the urn, calmly meeting the gaze of the priest on the temple steps. He watched her with narrowed eyes, his attention unwavering until she moved out of sight. She'd performed the ritual every day for years. Each stone had borne the... Continue Reading →
Youthful Dreamer
weaving gossamer threads amidst a landscape gilded with possibility the youthful dreamer endeavours on suspended in a fragile web of hope
FFfAW: Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned Hunger gnawed, growing increasingly harsh and insistent as hours dragged by. The dish of food remained frustratingly out of reach. Finn scowled, trying again to rise. This was ridiculous. He didn't know what she'd done to him, but the old woman was clearly deranged. "If you wish to eat," she'd said, "use the... Continue Reading →
