Tag Archives: countryside

The Old Oak Tree by Helen Glynn Jones

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Helen Glynn Jones: There’s an ancient oak tree not far from my house. Standing at the end of a residential street, bigger than a house and taking up a huge piece of land, it has watched over the … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged acorns, ancient tree, centuries, countryside, crows, dreams, english oak, hillside, history, huge, insects, microcosm, oak tree, ravens, storyteller, sweet beer, Towns, villages, walking | 3 Comments

Discovering Albion– day 1 – The Road

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A perfect spring morning; the sky a clear and sunny blue above the vibrant green of the fields. Catkins dance on the hazel trees and snowdrops blaze purity at their roots. The south of England basks in sunlight as I … Continue reading →

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Memory ~ Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Who knew what the old standing stones remembered. I ran my hand along their rough cut, damp moss covered surface as I walked around each one. Did they remember where they came from? Who brought them here and what worship … Continue reading →

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Storm ~ Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The remains of the tower rose in the distance. It was hard actually to call it a tower now because it just looked like a lump of rock on the grassy hillside. It was the place Rhys and Ffion always … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged countryside, drama, hill, Image Writing Prompts, Life, love, mystery, rain, storm, tower, Wales, writephoto | 2 Comments

Constitutional ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“He never would’ve been out there without his hat.” Elizabeth shook her head in suppressed exasperation. Of course her mother would find fault. The older woman perched on the edge of the folding chair that Elizabeth and the fresh-faced health-carer … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged caregiving, Constitutional, countryside, creative writing, family, flash fiction, In memoriam, memory, short story, writephoto, writing prompt | Leave a comment

Timeless ~ Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was a silly idea but it stuck in my head and what did I have to lose anyway? An afternoon getting lost, back tracking lots then finally finding the correct field. Though, it’s hard to say those hours were … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged countryside, drama, escape, illness, Image Writing Prompts, legend, Life, mysterious, personal, stone, winter, writephoto | 1 Comment

Bone ~ Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The skull was laying in the trodden down wheat field daring me to pick it up. It looked like the remains of a deer or a cow without the horns, I couldn’t really tell because it wasn’t whole and the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged autumn, black cat, countryside, dog, halloween, Image Writing Prompts, Life, party, skull, woods, writephoto | 2 Comments

Watchers #writephoto by Hayley R. Hardman

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Pausing on the footpath before the tall jagged rock faces, I got an odd feeling that I was being watched. Looking around, I couldn’t see anyone. The normal sounds of birds singing, the warm breeze shifting leaves and the water … Continue reading →

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Gold – The Story Files #writephoto

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It was some stupid time in the morning. That moment between night and day. We were parked on the roadside in the middle of nowhere where we had been all night. Some strange noise broke through my sleep and I … Continue reading →