Category Archives: nature

Turning #midnighthaiku

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sun casting shadows Illuminates abundance Last days of summer Plenitudinous Heralds of autumn’s bounty Winter provision

Posted in nature, Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged fruit, haiku, rosehip, seasons, sloe, teasel | 17 Comments

It’s A Girl! by Eliza Waters

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Eliza Waters: The first of the monarchs (Danaus plexippus) I have been fostering on my kitchen counter this past month hatched today and it’s a female. Like any proud parent, I think she is perfect and beautiful! I feel hopeful … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, Photography | Tagged danaus plexippus, female monarch, monarch butterfly, monarch migration, nature photography, Photography | 6 Comments

Is there a point to all this? Reblogged from besonian

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

A few days ago, I came across a newspaper article discussing how, in recent years, sales of self-help/spirituality/mindfulness books have burgeoned in the UK. Given the present state of this country – and a few others around the world – … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love, nature, Spirituality | Tagged human intellect, love and living, mindfulness, self-help books | 8 Comments

Overlooked

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There is a little private car parking area outside my son’s home through which I pass every day. Today I was weeding his driveway and, casting a glance around me, realised that the parking area is once again becoming carpeted … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Life, nature, Photography | Tagged berries, exepectations, foraging, herbal medicine, reality, summer, taking a second look | 26 Comments

Ephemera #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sweet summer morning Fragrant with present promise Ephemeral dreams Ephemeral dreams Fragile as a butterfly Magical moments Magical moments Flutter in and out of life Sweet summer morning

Posted in nature, Photography, Poetry | Tagged butterflies, haiku, magic, moments | 11 Comments

Strength

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Petals that tremble in the slightest breeze did not even stir. Liveried in black and gold, summer’s messenger walked lightly upon the rose. Which, I wondered, was the strongest? When we walk lightly upon the earth, marvelling at her wonders, … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, Photography, Poetry, Rose | Tagged bridal flowers, earth, ecology, haibun, summer, sun, symbolism | 37 Comments

A bit of a wander

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Both me and the dog are back home once again, melting in the heat. Ani appears to have been having a fair bit of fun… she has evidently been helping with a bit of house-painting; the black and white animal … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Events, Landscape, Memories, nature, Photography, Sacred sites, Silent Eye weekend workshop, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | Tagged caverns, hills, mountains, North Wales | 49 Comments

Rain on the window

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The light changed, suffusing the clouds with a soft glow and shadowing the sky that strange half-light that heralds a storm. The rain, it seemed, had settled in, pattering against the window and drawing the eye to focus on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, nature, Photography | Tagged camera, doubt, fear, focus, lens of perception, rain, sunset. storm, wather | 10 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 →