Tag Archives: kinship

Centenary

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

For some reason, the image moved me to tears. The ninety-four year old monarch standing, black-clad, alone and in silent respect, beside the tomb of a man buried six years before her birth on the centenary of his committal to … Continue reading →

Posted in war | Tagged grief, kinship, loss, motherhood, mourning, remembrance, symbol, unknown warrior | 2 Comments

Touched #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Kinship in colour Rendered by art or nature Touching the same heart

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged colours, haiku, kinship | 11 Comments

Still waters

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The day was completely fish-related. The high winds had blown the water from the fountain and the level in the pond had dropped. My first jobs of the day were to treat the water, switch on the hosepipe and the … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged consciousness, fish, god, kinship, manna, Photography, reality, spirituality, trust | 14 Comments

All Hearts Beat the Same Within ~Kathy Lauren Miller #writephoto

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

She is crouching beneath the rock’s overhang. Her long, bushy tail is curved around her newborns. She growls deep and fierce, showing teeth and fangs. We’d seen her mate, cold and stiff among the tumble of rocks below, a single … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged fiction, kinship, story | Leave a comment

Perfect peace

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The sun had shone on a perfect day, buzzing with the sound of summer. The air was full of small noises… the distant squeals and laughter of children playing, insects busily going about their job, music carried on the breeze, … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged being, kinship, Live, meditation, shared life, silence, summer | 2 Comments

Encounter #midnighthaiku

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Just a fleeting glimpse Eye and lens at the ready Watching each other Opportunists both Alert for a transient prize Seizing the moment

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged camera, haiku, kinship, wildlife | 6 Comments

Stars and fairy lights…

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Walking home in the dark last night, my village was aglow with fairy lights…thousands of tiny, shining stars, blue, white and all the colours of the rainbow, twinkling in the darkness and lighting the way. The everyday ordinariness of living … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas | Tagged diversity, kinship, Life, space, universe | 20 Comments

…and hello again…

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“I don’t know what to do…” Just from the tone of voice on the phone, I was already getting my things together. He explained. And I really couldn’t believe my ears. “A baby bird flew into the kitchen… jumping up … Continue reading →

Posted in baby birds, Birds | Tagged Animals, bids, coincidence, guidance, kinship, synchronicity | 38 Comments

…and goodbye

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The encounter with the wren was a lovely start to an otherwise sort-of-sad day. I had to say goodbye to Big Pleco. Like Topsy, he just grow’d. And grow’d…till he was nearing fifteen inches long and with a girth that … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs | Tagged big fish, kinship, pleco, rehoming, sadness | 51 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 →