Tag Archives: mountains

The Thaw – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

After the suicide season over Christmas, when the lack of daylight drove depression rates soaring, the thawing of the winter snow was always the next busiest time of year. Anders Sand had already cleared two cases in the past week, … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged anders sand, Avenge, cold, creative writing, crime, death, detective, disembowlment, fiction, flash fiction, frozen, gabi henrikson, grave, Japan, literature, mountains, murder, norway, oslo, samurai, sand, seppuku, short story, snow, story, Thaw, Thursday Photo Prompt, valley, writing, writing prompt | 2 Comments

Balderdash – Journey #writephoto

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Why are mountains special?”, asked Ray. “What do you mean?”, asked Joe. “All the religion and civilisations praise them. Muhammad met Gabriel there. Moses met Yahawa there. Why is that God chose mountain as his seat? I mean it doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged analogy, fiction, god, mountains | 2 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: In search of breakfast

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We were surprised to find that breakfast would not be forthcoming. While we could, undoubtedly, have booked it separately, it was almost a matter of principle not to do so. I consider it cheating to neither include the meal in … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, The Silent Eye | Tagged Books, buzzard, giant, Harlech Castle, King Arthur, mountains, mystery, nature, Photography, Silent Eye weekend workshop, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, Wales, Yr Wyddfa | 9 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Under hill… and under construction

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The road through Snowdonia was spectacular…at least, once we had left behind the rush hour traffic on the main coast road that delayed us. Realising we might miss the pre-evening drinks, my companion sent a text to say we would … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Books | Tagged artificial and natural lifestyles, Books, mountains, mystery, nature, Photography, Silent Eye weekend workshop, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, Tremadog, Wales | 5 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: ‘I am not a number’

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There were people… two of them… heading towards the Druids Circle… so we wandered over to have a look at the intriguing cluster of stones we could see just over the rise in the land. The trouble with these complex … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Books | Tagged Books, mountains, mystery, Penmaenmawr, Photography, Silent Eye weekend workshop, stone circle, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, Wales | 10 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Greeting the Druid…

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

You could not wish for a more spectacular setting for a stone circle. Perched high above the sea, with views to distant mountains in every other direction, it is a magnificent site. A slight rise to the seaward side blocks … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Books | Tagged Ancestors, mountains, mystery, Penmaenmawr, Photography, Silent Eye weekend workshop, stone circle, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, Wales | 16 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Ascent

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘The prophet takes over where the mystic stops. The mystic is ascent; the prophet descent.’ – William Everson The bibliomantic reading could not have been more appropriate. From the mines, we were heading for the heights to meet a Druid … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Books | Tagged Ancestors, Books, mountains, mystery, Penmaenmawr, Photography, Silent Eye weekend workshop, stone circle, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, Wales | 2 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

The Last Temple of the Celts by William Young

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from William Young at Feral Words. A long read, but William’s words and pictures take us to a place few of us will see…and tells us why it is so very special. After travelling with him on the page, … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, History, Memory, mystery, Photography | Tagged Celtic shrine, Celtic Temple, mountains, Scotland, snow, Tigh nam Bodach | 2 Comments

Tales of Kintail and the Five Sisters by Seonaid Green

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Seonaid at Breath of Green Air Follow me north and west in Scotland, through the Cairngorms and past Ben Nevis, and we will pass through Glen Shiel and onwards into the Land of the Three Sea Lochs. This … Continue reading →