Monthly Archives: April 2015

Aim for the moon…

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I was, as always, with my son today. After he had downed the green sludge he calls a smoothie and I simply call vile, he suggested he needed time for it to settle before breakfast. I had to agree, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Motherhood, Nick Verron, Surviving brain injury | Tagged courage, dreams, failure, human interest, perseverance, success | 58 Comments

Perspective

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Raising weary eyes Sleepers in the shadowed vale Greet a darkened dawn Beyond the mistwraiths Joyful in the morning light Gilded feathers soar

Posted in Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged dawn, haiku, points of view | 30 Comments

Saving the best till last

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Sue Vincent

It was long after what is technically classed as lunchtime before I got home. It had been a busy morning in spite of playing with the camera in my son’s garden. The day was sunny but windy… a perfect day … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, flowers, nature, Photography | Tagged buckinghamshire, camera, red kite, Spring, Waddesdon | 52 Comments

Duck-fight at the OK Corral…

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Sue Vincent

The road that runs through the Home Farm of Waddesdon Manor can be a bit of a pain. It bisects the fields, after half a mile or so and when you are out for a walk with the small dog, … Continue reading →

Posted in baby birds, Dogs, Humour | Tagged ducklings, ducks, England, green, nature, pond, Spring, wet and muddy | 17 Comments

Shadows

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged fish, haiku, Spring | 16 Comments

Urban spring

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Over the past couple of weeks I have spent an awful lot of hours in the garden, weeding, planting and filling it with future delights. Not my garden, I hasten to add… mine is both very green and very untidy, … Continue reading →

Posted in baby birds, Life, Photography | Tagged birds, flowers, gardening, Spring | 53 Comments

Caught in a web

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Sue Vincent

It was a dark and stormy night… Well, okay, actually it was a bright, sunny afternoon and all I really wanted to do was go out and play… take the dog and the camera, perhaps… look at the greenery and … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged freedom, hoover, love, Spring | 22 Comments

Tides

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Ronovan’s haiku challenge

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, sea, time | 7 Comments

Wheels and wings #BeWoW

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Sue Vincent

When my son rode a bike for the first time I wasn’t there… I didn’t see… I had to wait for a photo…which is wonderful. And if you think that statement makes me a bad mother, think again. It is … Continue reading →