Monthly Archives: October 2022

Keep out

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Sue Vincent

*** Day one of the holiday began in blazing sunshine and ended in the garden, under the stars and over a rather nice bottle of wine. *** We managed to get into our painted church and spent a good long … Continue reading →

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Summer holiday

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Sue Vincent

*** Today is the first day of my long awaited holiday. Except I’m still here, at home, skulking in the shade and bandaged. I could wail and moan.. but honestly, is that going to do anyone any good? The sun … Continue reading →

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Turning the wheel…

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Sue Vincent

I looked at my car tonight, thinking how beautiful her lines are in my eyes. She is, undoubtedly, past her best, her engine is a little tired and uneconomical to bring back to optimum performance, the work she needs no … Continue reading →

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Fire-fox…

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Sue Vincent

*** The wind was bitter… the first flakes of snow mingled with the rain as we crossed the ridge. It would be a long, cold night, in spite of the flame that burned on the western horizon as the sun … Continue reading →

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Ordinary joys…

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Sue Vincent

*** My friend has been duly delivered to the coach station and I am home, having a coffee before tackling all the housework, going to my son’s and packing a bag for morning. Tomorrow I am in hospital for surgery … Continue reading →

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Through new eyes…

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Sue Vincent

*** A weekend exploring the landscape in my local area draws to a close in a few minutes. My friend is in bed, I sit here glowing pink because I caught the sun today. It was glorious weather and we … Continue reading →

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Cow…

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Sue Vincent

*** Protected and serene, the stream of life flows from her breast, Within her sheltered warmth her starry children safely rest. Her lowly form oft overlooked, conceals the Mother’s crown In heaven’s vault the arc of stars her diadem and … Continue reading →

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Wolf…

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Sue Vincent

  *** Run wild, run free and know the touch of wind upon your back Yet freedom’s totem knows it has a home within the pack. Part of a greater life, yet still at ease alone, he stands And casts … Continue reading →

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Hare…

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Sue Vincent

  *** Most subtle of the shifting forms and yet most constant too Whose moonlit transformation cannot change the heart that’s true. He hearkens to each season’s turn and reads the twilight air And listens to the inner song that … Continue reading →

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Stag…

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Sue Vincent

*** A silent power vigilant beneath the forest bough, No thought of past or future holds thine eye… only the Now. Part of an endless cycle of the life and death of earth Within the kernel of each death the … Continue reading →

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