Tag Archives: nature

Symbiosis

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Amidst our leavings Poor discarded offerings Of mundanity Nature’s small beauties Follow her wilful children Cleaning city streets Passing unnoticed A moment when eye meets eye Shares understanding

Posted in Birds, Photography, Poetry | Tagged birds, chaffinch, haiku, nature | 13 Comments

Sparrow – Cee’s photo challenge

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Sue Vincent

One of the most joyousl moments I remember, both for what we saw, how we felt and how they appeared to feel, was an encounter with a small colony of sparrows. We had chosen the only vacant table in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Photography | Tagged nature, nesting, sparrow, wall | 12 Comments

Creator

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged creation, haiku, nature, poem | 7 Comments

Duck-fight at the OK Corral…

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Sue Vincent

The road that runs through the Home Farm of Waddesdon Manor can be a bit of a pain. It bisects the fields, after half a mile or so and when you are out for a walk with the small dog, … Continue reading →

Posted in baby birds, Dogs, Humour | Tagged ducklings, ducks, England, green, nature, pond, Spring, wet and muddy | 17 Comments

City break…

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sue Vincent

It had been a good meeting on Friday evening and we had sat and talked for quite some time on our return to Sheffield. On Saturday it was decided that we would abandon the car in favour of public transport … Continue reading →

Posted in England | Tagged architecture, art, cinema, city, graffiti, nature, Photography, pizza, poetry, Sheffield, yorkshire | 3 Comments

Outside in

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The bathroom this morning was like a scene from Mission Impossible, the space between the door and the shower criss-crossed with a network of spider lines. Not webs as such, you understand… they were the travelling lines of invaders. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Uncategorized | Tagged bird, butterfly, heart of Albion, mythago wood, nature, slug, sparrow, spider | 28 Comments

Sparrows

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

We had found, not just a footpath towards the elusive Fin Cop, but a road… things were looking up. The road climbed the heights so perhaps we wouldn’t have to… an unusual bonus for a hillfort, though we weren’t counting … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, travel | Tagged birds, house sparrows, magic, nature, ordinary | 3 Comments

The kamikaze moth

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Ani, thankfully, had already gone to stay with her friends that evening or else the whole encounter would have taken a tragic turn. She objects to aerial invaders of any description… and don’t get her started on the whole builders-on … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged moth, nature, Photography | 12 Comments

On the feeder

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The bird feeder at my son’s home is a veritable maelstrom of activity these days with whole flocks of young starlings vying for position and supremacy. We watch them every morning before my son gets out of bed, and occasionally … Continue reading →