Monthly Archives: May 2020

Respect

A few years ago, I visited the little church of St Martin in  Bladon, close to Blenheim Palace, where, on November 30th 1874, a child had been born whose name would go down in history. I had come to pay … Continue reading

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Optimism ~ Kitty’s Verses #writephoto

Positivity, Waiting to greet, willingly, Optimism reveals. reblogged from Kitty’s Verses

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Sea-thrift #midnighthaiku

Domesticated Far from its native shoreline Nature’s freedom caged *

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Barb Taub hosts Danny the Dog (owner of author Andrew Joyce) PLUS #BookReview of My Name Is Danny #humor #dogs

Reblogged from Barb Taub: Morning. It’s not pretty… When my dog Peri first got me, she woke me before dawn to take care of all her important stuff—walking Peri, feeding Peri, playing with Peri, walking Peri again, giving Peri her … Continue reading

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Causeway ~ Di #writephoto

Look beyond, and under. Not all is as it appears, Hidden from view to many Who sees what is not visible? The sands of time bathe me, Smooth my edges to glass, The salt water tide polishes To reflect the … Continue reading

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The Old One and the Gatekeeper (2) ~ Steve Tanham

The story of the Old One and the Gatekeeper told in Part One may be just that – a story. Or it may be the truth, turned into legend. Classical Chinese history places Lao Tzu as a 6th century BC … Continue reading

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Thursday Photo Prompt- Causeway # WritePhoto

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 ~ Causeway (For visually challenged writers, the?image shows a calm seascape in half-light, with a pathway…

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Thursday photo prompt: Causeway #writephoto

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: Cascade #writephoto

Magic and laughter Memories for tomorrow Ripples cascading * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken in Scotland three years ago, at a place that I have always found magical, ever since I first drove that way, over forty … Continue reading

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Notes from a Small Dog ~ The benefits of lockdown?

I don’t think she’s well. She’s cleaning stuff. Big time. I mean, not her usual whip round with the feather duster and terrorising me with the hoover monster. Oh no, that I could cope with. Well, okay, apart from the … Continue reading

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