The Rising Sun
06/09/2017
Tag: photograph
Sparrow Fledglings
20/08/2016
I know I’ve been rather absent from my blog over the last week or so, and I apologise to everyone who’s comments I haven’t replied to. Unfortunately I seem to have fallen down the rabbit hole! I’ve read seven books of a series in a little over a week. And I still have several books to go. This is … More Sparrow Fledglings
Fading Beauty
01/08/2016
weary bloom withers past beauty soon forgotten life yet lies ahead crone’s wisdom cradled within next generation’s promise
Butterfly
22/07/2016
On ephemeral wings she flits, never settling for long: never long enough to catch her, never long enough to bind her back into the cocooned existence she’s fled.
May I Have This Dance?
14/07/2016
light breezes caress swaying to silent music may I have this dance? may I have this dance? a murmur of sweet nothings advantage taken
Cee’s B&W Challenge: Store Front Signs
05/07/2016
The New Store Edith’s footsteps halted as she caught sight of the shop front with its jumbled array of items. How strange, she thought. She’d strolled down this road with her beau just last Sunday and was sure that no such establishment had been in existence then. Nor had she heard that a new shop was opening – … More Cee’s B&W Challenge: Store Front Signs
On the Wing
29/06/2016
Air fills with movement Fleeting insects buzz, dart, dance A feast on the wing I had intended to share my monthly Changing Seasons post today but unfortunately I haven’t actually finished sorting through all of the photos I’ve taken. I’ve visited and photographed the meadow so many times over the past few weeks that I have … More On the Wing
FFfAW: Imaginary Friends
28/06/2016
This post is for Priceless Joy’s Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. This week’s prompt was provided by me. Imaginary Friends “It’s just your eyes playing tricks on you,” everyone always told her. “None of it’s real.” Even her grandmother – who told the most wonderful stories – had always waved a dismissive hand and said, “Your imagination is running away … More FFfAW: Imaginary Friends
Wordless Wednesday: Apple Arches
15/06/2016
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: The Great Tit’s Perch
25/05/2016
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Daisy
20/04/2016
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Sunlit Bluebells
30/03/2016
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Vintage
23/03/2016
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Sunburst Daffodil
17/03/2016
Sunlight brightly bursts Awakening promises Warming hearts and minds
Puddles and Sunbeams
12/02/2016
Sombre land washed clean Sunbeams shimmer on damp earth Splashing in puddles
Wordless Wednesday: The Long-Tailed Tits’ Feast
25/11/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Memories of Spring
18/11/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Gravel Pits
11/11/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Autumn Delight
04/11/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Sunlit Stream
21/10/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Secret Garden
26/08/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Morecambe Sunset
12/08/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: Lakeside
05/08/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
FFfAW: The Photograph
04/06/2015
This post if for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s picture was provided by Ellespeth’s friend. The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. Here’s my entry. I hope you like it. The Photograph Hanif wasn’t prepared for the … More FFfAW: The Photograph
Wordless Wednesday: Blossom
22/04/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
The Mystery of the Stones
27/02/2015
I have been nominated by Nowathome to participate in the 5 Day Black and White Challenge and by Lrod to participate in the 5 Photos – 5 Stories Challenge. This post is my day 5 response to both. It took me a while to edit it down, but today’s story is right on my target – 500 words exactly. I hope … More The Mystery of the Stones
Cobblestones
26/02/2015
I have been nominated by Nowathome to participate in the 5 Day Black and White Challenge and by Lrod to participate in the 5 Photos – 5 Stories Challenge. This post is my day 4 response to both. I again managed to stay below 500 words. Yay! Today’s story is 450. Cobblestones The feel of the cobblestones beneath … More Cobblestones
Cee’s Oddball Challenge: 2015 Week #7
16/02/2015
He stands beside the water with the setting sun at his back, his pose deceptively casual. Between his hands clouds begin to gather, a roiling reflection of the sky above. In their midst a spark of sunlight ignites. It grows steadily in intensity until a golden orb burns; the wild energy of the stars compressed … More Cee’s Oddball Challenge: 2015 Week #7
Cee’s Which Way Challenge 2015: Week #3 – Devil’s Bridge
22/01/2015
The sounds of water lapping against the rocky outcrops below drift soothingly to your ears as you traverse the Devil’s Bridge, following in the footsteps of centuries worth of travellers. Your hand trails over the stone balustrade as so many have done before. The structure may be mottled with moss and lichen, it may be … More Cee’s Which Way Challenge 2015: Week #3 – Devil’s Bridge
One-Four Challenge: January Week 1
07/01/2015
I’ve been saying for a while now that I’m going to join in with Robyn G’s One-Four Challenge – well this month I’m actually doing so! This challenge asks you to edit the same picture in four different ways over four weeks. If you would like to find out more, or join in with the challenge, … More One-Four Challenge: January Week 1
Winter Sleep
29/12/2014
Winter Sleep Winter’s chill creeps and the urge to sleep engulfs nature’s domain, with earthen blankets overlaid with the softest of white coverlets concealing dormant heads, as life retreats from frosty air to await the sun’s return.
Midwinter Child
22/12/2014
Midwinter Child As winter strengthens its hold on the land, the light of the sun fades into oblivion’s void, endless night draining joy from the world. Hear the solstice bells chime as pale rays glimmer in a cloud-laden sky, a midwinter child, new-born, cradled in the Mother’s arms, a bearer of hope for future life. … More Midwinter Child
Tumbling
11/12/2014
Tumbling Your pen is poised, mind teetering, balancing precariously upon the edge. You release your hold and tumble, like water over the fall, words burbling in random dissarray from your mind, through your pen, to your page. For many years I have suffered from writer’s block. This blog and the poems and children’s stories that I … More Tumbling
A Ghost of Memory
04/11/2014
I’ll hold the faded photograph, etch her colours bright and true, as she walks through half-forgotten memories. I’ll hear her voice, whispering through the mists – the lessons she can teach if I listen. I must listen. Tales of hardship and happiness. Times of tears and laughter. A song of resilience carries upon a piano’s … More A Ghost of Memory
An Enchanted Place 