Tag Archives: pond

Reflecting light and shade

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I have written a fair bit about my son’s pond and its inhabitants. I find watching the fish to be both calming and enlightening. It does not matter whether I am projecting human values onto the behaviour of the fish … Continue reading →

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Splash – Dorinda Duclos #writephoto

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I walked among the ferns, lush from a newly fallen rain. Taken by the verdant color of these plants, I was not paying attention to where I was going, although I could see what looked like a small pond up … Continue reading →

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Big Splash – Fandango #writephoto

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The four friends were hanging out by a small pond at their favorite, relatively isolated section of the park. “I’m bored,” announced Eddie. “What should we do to for some excitement?” “I have an idea,” Tim said. “Let’s see which … Continue reading →

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Splash! – Ritu Bhathal #writephoto

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Well, this photo sparked some memories! Sashaying around the house, 11-year-old Ritu was so proud of the new boots her parents had bought her. She felt so grown up, so in fashion – something she had rarely been in the … Continue reading →

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Murder most fowl…?

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The sun rose, casting a rose-gold glow across a frozen world. I watched the daily miracle soften the sky, grateful that my home faces east that every day brings a reminder of renwa, and every dawn reminds me that now … Continue reading →

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Frozen #midnighthaiku

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Force stopped in its tracks Frozen moment magnified Beauty’s mastery It is not the weather to be outside messing around with water, but the Siberian temperatures are playing havoc with the pond. I have been managing to keep the surface … Continue reading →

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Horror in the sun…

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It could have been worse, it could have been raining, but it was a springlike day of clear sunshine. Unseasonably mild, it was just the type of day for pottering in the garden. So I didn’t mind too much when … Continue reading →

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Nymphs at Play by Frank Hubeny #writephoto

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The dead end trail led to Edgar’s Pond, a body of water where someone, known only as Edgar, long ago built a cabin to search for something only he could see. The cabin returned to the forest, but a squared … Continue reading →

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A sad tail

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The water in the winter pond is as clear as glass. At this time of year, when the weeds have sunk to the bottom to escape the ice and the various algae have ceased to bloom in the sun, you … Continue reading →

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Small Fry

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I’ve written a fair bit about my son’s pond, from the drama with the worm-full pump to the marauding heron and especially Simon, the bubble blowing ghost koi with whom I have a bit of a thing going on. I … Continue reading →

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