The photograph for this week’s prompt was taken at Odin’s Cave above Castleton in Derbyshire. Once part of an ancient lead mine also named for the Norse god, it is thought to have been mined since Roman times. Now it is part of a protected area and home to many plants and wildflowers that tolerate the particular soil conditions of the spoil heaps.
There have been some outstanding contributions for this week’s photo prompt! Some posts have been reblogged, but please click on the links below to visit all the posts and leave a comment for the author! A new prompt will be published later today…come and join in!
Justice
It is dark. Lightning crackles overhead; this is no place to be caught in the storm. His pursuers are too close now. A flash illuminates the entrance to the cave. It looks like some ancient helmet with shadowed eyes, reached by a path of broken teeth. ‘A bit fanciful.’ He grins at his own imagination but cannot unsee the high cheekbones of the face that seems to watch from behind the trees.
A final few yards over the strewn boulders, he crawls to shelter as the heavens open and the light dies. ‘Swallowed by a giant.’ Quiet laughter echoes in the darkness. He drops the knife. Rivulets of rain creep across the earth to wash her blood from the blade. He can hear them outside, cursing the storm. They would never find him here. He’d forgotten the old mine.
It is dark. Thunder crashes and groans, drowning the distant voices. It is too dark to see the cave mouth against the gloom. Too dark to see the walls close in and the roof slowly descend. Stone cracks as the giant smiles.
No, they would never find him here.
My thanks to this weeks contributors:
Kim at Writing in North Norfolk
Seasons: A Poetic Journey of a Thousand Miles
Jan from Strange Goings On in the Shed
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Thanks Sue! Great entries again!
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Every week they amaze me 🙂
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A fantastic photo prompt Sue. Regarding the cave name, If I’d known it was named after Odin…A favourite of mine.
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I try not to give too uch information when I post the prompts to allow imagination free rein… but it is a good place to visit.
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I wondered about the cave. Thanks for the historical background info.
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It is a rather nice place to go as long as you don’t mind sharing with the resident sheep 🙂
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