Tag Archives: Moors

Castles #midnighthaiku

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged haiku, homesickness, Moors | 10 Comments

Great Expectations..?

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It had been a month since I had last been in the north and, as I took to the road once again, there was the familiar frisson of excitement that always runs through me as the journey begins. This time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, The Silent Eye | Tagged disappointment and expectations, fear, heather, landscape, magic, Moors, season, symbolism, wildflowers | 25 Comments

Ancient #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, Moors, stone, summer | 2 Comments

Stone ~ Hayley R, Hardman #writephoto

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was too hot to walk on the tops today, but Judy had to get away. Out here, with the heathers, few trees and mother nature all round, she could escape. She didn’t have to put on the brave face … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged #writephoto, 200words, Image Writing Prompts, loss, love, Moors, mystery, short story, summer | Leave a comment

Clocking off?

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The road was calling me north and I couldn’t wait to finish work and give in to its blandishments. The sun was shining and warm, the forecast unusually good for England. The fields were ablaze with the brilliant yellow of … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, The Silent Eye, transformation, travel | Tagged inner voice, Moors, sacred sites, spiritual path, spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye, the work, weekend workshop, workshop | 26 Comments

The road…

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I left after work on Thursday, driving north for the last Silent Eye meeting before the April workshop. The sun was shining, the day was balmy… spring had, it seemed, finally sprung after the torrential rain that had battered the … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged landscape, Life, Moors, seasons, snow, Spring, symbolism, travel, weather | 18 Comments

Cowpers Cross – James Elkington

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Walking with a Smacked Pentax: High on Ilkley moor, near a Roman road, lies this lonely, ancient cross. Thought to have been erected in the 12th century, it lies next to the ancient trackway between the towns of … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, reblog | Tagged history, Ilkley, Moors | 2 Comments

Pancake Ridge – reblogged from Walking with a Smacked Pentax

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The Pancake Stone lies on the edge of Ilkley moor, in Yorkshire. Visible from some distance, and covered in ‘cup stones‘, it is a large slab balanced on top of another large rock (similar to a pancake in a large … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, reblog, Uncategorized | Tagged Ilkley, landscape, legends, Moors | 6 Comments

A snowy weekend…

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was touch and go as to whether I would make it north this month, what with the lingering effects of this damnable ‘flu. Then the weather forecast was dodgy. But, in spite of freak sleet storms and icy roads, … Continue reading →