Monthly Archives: September 2020

Going West: First Flight

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We had watched the swallows in the hotel car-park, marvelling at their mastery of the air and swift, graceful flight and delighting in the first, tentative flutters as the baby swallows left the nest for the first time. We have … Continue reading →

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The Entered Dragon (6) : figures in the mist ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Continued from Part Five Centre stage, the King smiles at us. His gaze is strong but gentle. As our eyes touch his, we feel the sense of purpose he holds. Courage and force reflect in the subtle colours that draw … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Serenity #writephoto

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Seeking solitude Being lost to find oneself Nature’s healing touch * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken on the estuary looking across to Edinburgh in Scotland… where I should be by the time this is published! We liked … Continue reading →

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Renaissance #midnighthaiku

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

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Going West: Fish, Chips and Cormorants

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were starting to get hungry by the time we arrived at our hotel in Lampeter, a small university town in mid-Wales that deserved more attention than we had time to give it. Personally, I blame the football. The trouble … Continue reading →

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Names Matter: gonned… Stuart France

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Well, the next day, har husband he took her inter the room, an’ there was the flax an’ the day’s vittles. ‘Now, there’s the flax,’ says he, ‘an’ if that ain’t spun up this night off goo yar hid.’ … Continue reading →

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Serenity ~ Frank Hubeny #writephoto

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Blue on blue with patient blue Caressing me and also you. But should you say it’s red instead Continue reading at Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

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Dear Don: ‘Molten-Minds’…

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Don, It’s weird, isn’t it…how driving a straight road is mind-numbing, boring and sends you to sleep on more levels than one, while walking the old straight tracks just frees the mind and lets it roam… Perhaps it is … Continue reading →

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A Silver Light ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A silver light, In blue It was. A glimmer on Still Water. Continue reading at Na’ama Yehuda

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Getaway…

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Since the first days of lockdown, I have not had a day off. Not even weekends. Like so many people, we missed the break we had planned, even though it was a UK trip. The three of us who run … Continue reading →