Category Archives: nature

Magical mornings…

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Sue Vincent

*** It was a luminous dawn, the world blanketed in a thick cocoon of frost against the darkness and silence of a newborn morning. The sun rose, pale and gold, strewing a million diamonds on the tarmac path; setting a … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Art, Books, Life, Love, nature | Tagged consciousness, landscape, magic, mystery, Photography | 12 Comments

Distorted reality

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I stood outside my son’s bedroom, bundled up against the cold that was dropping a few meagre snowflakes on the morning. Camera in hand, I was snapping away happily when I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the window. … Continue reading →

Posted in imagination, mystery, nature, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged assumptions, dimensions, experience, fifth dimension, perception, reality, reflections, senses | 1 Comment

Field of dreams..?

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Long, long ago, when the world was still young and I was younger still, I moved into a house with a garden. It wasn’t much of a garden, long-deserted, overgrown and gone to seed, but my mind painted it in … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, Memories, nature, Photography, Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged beauty, childhood, consciousness, dreams, gardening, herbs, learning through experience, Life, Patience, plants, sunrise, symbolism | 5 Comments

Going West: Mountain Road

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were fed and watered… very well-fed, in fact after a home-cooked Welsh breakfast at the Mid-Wales Inn… and on the road early. The weather was finally dry, the sun attempting to peep through the clouds… and there was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, flowers, History, Landscape, nature, Photography, travel, Wales | Tagged Cwmystwyth, Elan Valley, gold found in Wales, royal wedding rings, welsh hills, welsh valleys | 2 Comments

Going West: Googling the Road to Nowhere

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“Nine hours…” We had finally made it to Rhyader as the sodden daylight was fading. “Nine..” We’d only stopped once more on the way and that was to take on board some necessary refreshment. We’d called at the first pub … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Landscape, nature, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | Tagged Rhyader | 2 Comments

Flow #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Chill life-blood of earth Bearing the clouds in its veins Absolving the tears Calm after the storm The mirror shows reflections Reflecting heaven

Posted in nature, Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, spirituality, stream, water | 9 Comments

A Small Gift

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It was one of those encounters that bring a little unexpected joy to the day. Nothing much… just a shared smile… something I’m missing at the moment. Seeking relief from the heat, I had wandered into the shade of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, nature, Photography | Tagged blackbird, nature, wildlife | 45 Comments

A moment’s peace…

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Two herons flew over the garden today; they had no interest in the pond below, intent only their pursuit of each other. Half a dozen kites wheeling, diving and chasing each other in the skies… and a busy bluetit, lining … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, Photography | Tagged birds, flowers, growth, Spring | 19 Comments

A touch of sun…

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Taking advantage of an almost dry day, where the showers had done little to wet grass that was being dried by a rare bit of sun, I mowed the grass. I can’t call my squishy quagmire a lawn, not by … Continue reading →