Daily Archives: November 8, 2018

A date ~ Deepa #writephoto

a sweet serene solitude swaying to the tunes of silence Continue reading at Sync with Deep

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All about the Pear Tree…

* …One of the things they taught me at High Furrow was that love has gone out of fashion. ‘Love, is passé,’ they said. In fact, so outmoded a concept was love that the people there could not even bring … Continue reading

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Guest author: Bette A. Stevens ~ My Maine … a new book!

My upcoming collection of haiku reflects the Maine I know and love. Here is a sampling of several stanzas from the section Autumn Leaves. I hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. I plan to have the entire … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Calm #writephoto

Originally posted on willowdot21:
This is my entry for Sue Vincent of The Daily Echo’s #writephoto. Calm (Lest we forget) BOOM! Tom came to with a start. Everything ached, he was cold and wet. Slowly things came into focus and…

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A Walk with dogs, The Lune and St Michael ~ Steve Tanham

The Lune Valley is always worth exploring. The river Lune rises as a stream near Ravenstone Dale, Cumbria, and gathers momentum and volume as it winds towards the sea at Lancaster and its one time port, Glasson Dock. Devil’s Bridge, … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Calm #writephoto

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed and I usually share something about the … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up: Stark #writephoto

* Landscape of despair Bare branches bleached and blighted Reaching out for love Lost, lonely and forsaken A stark, joyless existence * A glimmer of hope Painting possibility Holding life and light Shadowed depths the birthing ground Multicoloured beauty grows … Continue reading

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Piscine drama…

Living with any creature brings Nature into your home. Living with fish gives you a window into their world. You become an observer, lacking true understanding, perhaps, but learning to recognise the behaviours and the silent language expressed by movement, … Continue reading

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Stairways to heaven… Stuart France

* “It’s just a landscape, Don.” “Well, it is undoubtedly a landscape…” * * “…And a sky-scape too…” “…Although, I’m not too sure what justice has to do with it…” * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Perspective #midnighthaiku

Myopic vision The beauty of the whole lost Blinded by details A softer focus A wider view encompassed Understanding grows  

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