Tag Archives: yorkshire

In a green place: Hebers Ghyll, Ilkley ~ Matt at Richly Evocative

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Richly Evocative: It’s a strange thing to walk into someone else’s memories; especially those that have been woven and tangled about a place. A place that you’ve heard about, but never visited. Somewhere that means a great deal … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Black Beck, Gawain and the Green Knight, green, Heber's Ghyll, Ilkley, Landscape and Memory, place, Samuel Palmer, Simon Schama, The North, Trolls, woods, yorkshire | Leave a comment

Rombalds Moor

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There is a place the heart calls home, I think, for each of us. Sometimes we are lucky enough to live there. Sometimes it simply lives within us and pulls at the heartstrings, calling us. It may be the place … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, archaeology, Art, france and vincent, Spirituality | Tagged landscape, magic, mystery, Photography, Poetry, writing, yorkshire | 8 Comments

Invitation ~ Sisyphus #writephoto

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Letter found at the gate, pinned on a mysterious (dead) body… Dear Miss Marples, I wish to let you know of circumstances that, hopefully, may attract your attention. You should know first of all that I am the sole successor … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged Hong Kong, Miss Marples, War of the Roses, yorkshire | Leave a comment

The long way home

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Snow permitting, I am on my travels again briefly, and heading north. Regular visitors may have noticed that on very rare occasions I may mention the North of England. Just the odd, passing reference perhaps, here and there, to Yorkshire … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Life, Photography | Tagged being, buckinghamshire, spirituality, The Silent Eye, yorkshire | 46 Comments

Guest author: Sheila Williams ~ St Tropez, a story extract and a NEW book!

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

When I was fifteen my parents considered me sensible enough to go on an exchange holiday to France. Little did they know. I was excited, nervous. I had never been on holiday alone; I had never been in a plane; … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged Amazon, au pair, Book launch, France, mystery, new book, stories, yorkshire, youth | 8 Comments

Spectral ~ Sisyphus #writephoto

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The old mill stands still, in the frozen landscape; there, they worked, had fun, sometime loved. Now, there is only emptiness, silent stones, pale ghosts recounting long forgotten stories. All round lived once a multitude, poor but hopeful. Children were … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged frost, ghosts, old mill, ravens, yorkshire | 2 Comments

The Twelve Apostles and Burley Moor ~ Mark Sunderland

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Mark Sunderland Photography ~ Mark visits a place close to my heart. Please click through to see the rest of his gorgeous pictures of one of my favourite stone circles: I thought it was a bit ironic as … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, reblog | Tagged Ancient Sacred Sites, Burley Moor, ilkley moor, Lanshaw Lad, standing stones, stone circle, yorkshire | Leave a comment

The Giant’s Headless Body ~ James Elkington

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Mountains, Myths and Moorlands: An unnamed giant lived on these moors – he wasn’t a good giant, he was a bad giant and he robbed and persecuted the folk who lived round about. The locals needed a hero … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Bronte, Haworth, moorlands, mountains, myths, Photography, Wuthering Heights, yorkshire | Leave a comment

St Gregory’s Minster ~ James Elkington

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Mountains, Myths and Moorlands: Map Ref: SE8667594943 From Pickering in North Yorkshire, take the A170 towards Helmsley. Go through the market town of Kirkbymoorside, and after a mile or so you will see a road marked ‘Kirkdale’. Take this … Continue reading →

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Horatio Clarke ~ Notes to Women #writephoto

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Cora walked along the path, the new bonnet in her hand. While the family was entertaining the vicar and his family, she opted to venture out here. Her face was turned up to the sky, her flushed cheeks becoming. She … Continue reading →