Tag Archives: mystery

The Lion’s Share – Stuart France

“Tell me,” said Joshua, “why is that person carrying a lamb to the city ?” Judas Thomas said, “So that he may kill it and eat it.” Joshua said, “Whoever has come to know the world has discovered a carcass, … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Bibliomantic Tale IX… Stuart France

* * Our encounter with Dyffryn Ardudwy on the previous day had whetted our prehistoric appetite. The challenge now was to find a suitable site on our journey back en-route to Llandudno. There was no shortage of possible contenders although … Continue reading

Posted in albion, Art, Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: In search of breakfast

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Stairways of the mind… Stuart France

* “There are a lot of ugly looking lions in Portmeirion.” We shrink from wondering whether or not one of them is devouring the Buddha’s missing right forearm. “And lots of steps.” “Number Six spends a lot of time in … Continue reading

Posted in albion, Art | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A Bibliomantic Tale VIII… Stuart France

* Pennant Valley * A slight change to the Sunday Morning plans means that there are two readings for one location this time. Escape * Pages Two-One-One and Two-One-Two No 4 (Light) ‘The profoundest disclosure in the religious experience is … Continue reading

Posted in Landscape, Life, Love | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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

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 , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

A Bibliomantic Tale VII… Stuart France

* Harlech Castle * “Patrick McGoohan’s, ‘The Prisoner’, displays many thematic similarities to Franz Kafka’s, ‘The Castle’ and ‘The Trial’.” Authority Pages One-Five-Two and One-Five-Three * No 8 (Light) O God, the longer I gaze upon your face, the more … Continue reading

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Art, Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thursday photo prompt – Flight – #writephoto

Use the image below to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 5th July and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that … Continue reading

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 56 Comments

Photo prompt round up – The tunnel #writephoto

“The job of a storyteller is to speak the truth. But what we feel most deeply can’t be spoken in words alone. At this level, only images connect. And here, story becomes symbol; symbol is myth. And myth is truth.” … Continue reading

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

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

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 , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments