Tag Archives: fish

Survivors…

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The pearl lace gouramis seem to think spring is in the air. While the female is looking fatter than usual, the male’s chest is brilliant orange and he keeps blowing bubbles. Gouramis build bubble nests on the surface of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, mankind, nature, Photography, Relationships, Responsibility | Tagged against the odds, aquarium, ecosystem, fish, phobia, surival | 62 Comments

Unbalanced scales…

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“…so, we’ve being doing this for a while…” “Twelve thousand, four hundred and ten days to be exact.” “…and I still don’t really know.” “Know what?” “What flowers you would prefer for Mother’s Day.” “Ones with roots.” “For the garden?” … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged acceptance, adaptability, belonging, fish, following your own path, the in crowd, trust | 4 Comments

Frozen #midnighthaiku

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Force stopped in its tracks Frozen moment magnified Beauty’s mastery It is not the weather to be outside messing around with water, but the Siberian temperatures are playing havoc with the pond. I have been managing to keep the surface … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged fish, haiku, ice, pond, predator, winter | 53 Comments

Stinking Fish – another tale from Tallis Steelyard.

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

People have commented to me that I rarely mention fish or fishermen. I suppose it’s true but it’s by pure chance. You get to the fish market from the far end of the Old Esplanade, at the opposite end from … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, fiction | Tagged fish, humour, Jim Webster, Poetry, Port Naain | 2 Comments

Bleak – Bobby Fairfield – #writephoto

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The angler sits squinting over the lake. This is the largest lake in England and should hold the promise of some great sport. Fifty yards in front of the concrete shelter in which he sits, a day-glo orange point of … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged angling, fish, flash fiction, Self compositions | Leave a comment

The uncertainty of fish; random questions on the nature of existence…

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Fish simply do not exist.” My son, well used to the odd phrases that make it past my internal censors, merely grunts; his expression that of a man very well aware that to ask for elucidation would start a debate … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged belief, consciousness, does God exist, faith, fish, nature of existence | 8 Comments

Hello…

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There was an almighty racket in the garden. It could only be a wren. The tiny songsters have a voice far too big for their size, and their song is incredibly rich and varied. This, though, was a persistent, juvenile … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, fish | Tagged Animals, bids, fish, kinship, Life, plec, rehoming | 48 Comments

Spectre #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged fish, ghost koi, haiku, watchers | 23 Comments

Flying high

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There was a heron in the garden when I arrived at my son’s home a little before eight o’clock. It stood on the deck, almost as tall as me, and looked me in the eye. For a moment there was … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged chronic illness, cycle of life, diability, fish, heron, life and death, reality, Silent Eye annual ritual drama workshop, symbolism | 10 Comments

What price life?

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The fish seem to have noticed that it is spring. The little male gourami needs floating plants in which to build a bubble nest before his mate will take his advances seriously. As they have, quite inconsiderately, eaten all the … Continue reading →