Monthly Archives: January 2020

The Lover ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

She scrambled down the rock face, slipping on the patches of damp moss and grass. In her panic she tumbled over the over-hang that covered the entrance to her hideout – a small opening in the hillside, hidden by the … Continue reading →

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Do You Have a Dream? ~ Michelle Adam

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Michelle Adam: “I have a dream” are the most memorable words associated with Martin Luther King Jr., the man celebrated today for having had the courage to act on his dreams, no matter how unfathomable at the time. … Continue reading →

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The Sun, the Lion and the Ashes ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We are in northern France, visiting relatives that were only re-discovered three years ago, after an eighty years gap… My paternal grandmother was the youngest sister of an elder brother (also Stephen) who survived the horrors of WW1, married a … Continue reading →

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Thursday Photo Prompt- Entrance # WritePhoto

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted on Keep it alive:
Sue Vincent is the host of Thursday Photo Prompt. Welcome to this week’s writephoto prompt. This week’s prompt ~ Entrance (If you know where this was taken… please keep the location to yourselves until…

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Thursday photo prompt: Entrance #writephoto

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Welcome to this week’s writephoto prompt. You can find all last week’s entries in the weekly round-up, which was published earlier today. Throughout the week, I will feature as many of the responses here on the Daily Echo as time and … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Keep #writephoto

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Look out from within Layers of self repeated Ready to crumble Barriers self-imposed fall The inner heart keeps the keys * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken at Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumbria, on one of the Silent … Continue reading →

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A flying visit

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Taking my son his morning coffee, I glanced out of his bedroom window and saw that we had a visitor. The distinctive long and bobbing gait made it easy to identify as a wagtail, but where its pied cousin is … Continue reading →

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Distant Pipers ~ Jen Goldie #writephoto

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

She swore she could hear distant pipers on the heath. Palpable memories of childhood days spent at the Castle. Travelling minstrels of her heritage, far away, but not too distant. She stood quietly as memories of weddings and feasts were … Continue reading →

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Treasure #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Jewels at my feet Silver, gold and emerald Winter’s ransom paid

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Memories ~ Peter Wells

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Peter Wells at Counting Ducks: Was that her, it seemed so long ago? Another life lived in another age. A young girl dressed in white, beside the man she’d known since her birth. The son of her dad’s … Continue reading →

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