Tag Archives: Photography

Two dawns

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I watched the sun rise twice this morning. The brilliant golden disc crested the horizon as I drove, wishing for the camera and watching as the clear blue of a winter morning blushed to the softest peach. The sun rose … Continue reading →

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Soon….

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent

…. something was spawned up on the moor… something black that flew on dark wings…It heeds not time or place…It seem to have deveoped a penchant for the travels of Don and Wen…. “Are those two still at it?” “Apparently….”

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Making a move

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I remember reading a Sherlock Holmes novel years ago where the great detective correctly determined the employment of a young woman… a typist… because of the wear of her fingernails. I recall thinking that it was unlikely that a keyboard … Continue reading →

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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 →

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A weather eye on the birds…

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I stepped outside this morning as a kite flew low over the house. Another parted the air above my head as I left the car to call at the little shop and two more swooped down as I unlocked the … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XLIV

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I’m bored. Really bored. It’s raining outside and she’s shut the door. I haven’t been allowed outside for almost an hour! Can you believe that? Personally, I think someone should call the RSPCA… I’m sure it constitutes Cruelty to Anis … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Synchronous art

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Sue Vincent

On a visit to Waddesdon Manor yesterday there was an art installation in the aviary by Julius Popp. An overhead gantry releases precisely programmed droplets of water, forming a single word culled from the internet. The words, lit brightly from … Continue reading →

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Shaping the day

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Sue Vincent

For America, July 4th is Independence Day and a national holiday. For me it is a date carved in memory with a screwdriver when four words ripped the bottom out of my world, “We have your son…” I have told … Continue reading →

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