Category Archives: Moors

G. Michael Vasey reviews “Finding Don and Wen”

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Gary Vasey knows ‘Don’ and ‘Wen’ and their way of working in the landscape. His own new website, Earth Magic Brno has recently launched, and the book has pointed him in new directions… I enjoyed this book a lot. The … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Books, france and vincent, Friendship, History, Humour, Moors, mystery, Mythology, Photography | Tagged Amazon, book review, Don and Wen, france and vincent | Leave a comment

Comfort #midnighthaiku

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Distant memories Imagination’s comfort Carved in heart and stone

Posted in Moors, Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, memories | 6 Comments

The Lost Wedding Party – James Elkington

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Walking with a Smacked Pentax: I have been spending a lot of time on the beautiful North Yorkshire moors recently, specifically around the lovely village of Pickering. There is so much to explore, and not knowing the area much … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, England, historic sites, Moors, Photography | Tagged landscape, megaliths, Photography | 1 Comment

Soggy Bracken and the Fairy Mine by James Elkington

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

On our recent travels, we did something we have been trying to do for some time… we met up with our friend James, from Walking with a Smacked Pentax, for a bimble across the moors to a mysterious and well-hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Landscape, Moors, Photography | Tagged archaeology, ilkley moor, mysteries | 4 Comments

Where the Lichen Weeps on Stones by Alethea Kehas

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Not Tomatoes: Photo Credit: Sue Vincent In a land before time we remembered the curve of the Earth and how it mirrored the heavens Stars gazed past sight to the place of no mind thoughts were eclipsed by … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Moors, mystery, nature, Photography, Poetry | Tagged channeling the wisdom of the land, Hordron Edge Stone Circle, Peak District of England, Re-enchanting the land, stone circles of the Peak District. | 1 Comment

Snakes and peacocks

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There was still a little time before my son had to be at the station… time enough simply to drive, showing him some of the places I love, places that call me home to a place I have yet to … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Landscape, Moors, nature, Photography | Tagged beauty, Derbyshire, shared experience, snake pass, yorkshire | 27 Comments

Dry #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Sue Vincent

When the well runs dry Perhaps it is just because You turned off the tap It may be seventeen syllables, but strictly speaking, it isn’t a haiku. It doesn’t conform to the accepted standards for the form… it is simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Moors, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality, transformation | Tagged flow of life, healing spring, sacred spring, water | 19 Comments

That holiday feeling…

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The last vestiges of autumn’s glory still clings to the trees, pale gold and copper against the damp-blackened bark and vivid green of the English countryside. The stone-built cottages, many of them still roofed with ancient slabs of sandstone, or … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Landscape, Moors, Photography, Sacred sites, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel | Tagged Derbyshire, holiday, Peak District, snow | 31 Comments

The Office – Walking with a Smacked Pentax

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged, in a spirit of utter envy, from James at Walking with a Smacked Pentax… Sheltering from the torrential rain behind a dry stone wall with a good friend, and talking for ages about previous expeditions. Sharing a hot drink and … Continue reading →