Daily Archives: July 10, 2017

Armo’s Love #WritePhoto by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Usually, men carrying axes were unwelcome in the woods. But Armo was a different sort of man. He respected nature, cherished it even, and the trees knew him. The day she died, he was there, ax in hand. He … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged #writephoto, death, flash, flash fiction, micro fiction, Mythology, nature, short stories, short story, trees, writing challenge, writing prompt | 2 Comments

The relationship game

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Every morning, for the past couple of weeks, the buzzard has been there, perched on a fence beside the main road as I drive to work. Even when I have had the camera with me, there has been nowhere to … Continue reading →

Posted in baby birds, Birds, Photography | Tagged birds of prey, buzzard, hawk, nature, raptor | 33 Comments

#writephoto – The Couch – Morpethroad

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The emerging summer brought together the Wyod. These were a silent minute forest folk who met each year at the site of the couch to decide the next procreators. This was an honoured task, a task with risk, a task … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged couch, fantasy, forest folk, mystery, Wyod | 1 Comment

Cycles

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Youth seeks age too soon Welcoming maturity With incondign haste Those who would force the harvest Find only meagre pickings The sun hammers the garden, beating it into submission. The trees are laden and the brambles heavy with berries. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged age, cycles of nature, haibun, seasons, tanka, youth | 9 Comments

Peace – #writephoto – Lady Lee Manila

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Snuggle in bed, peace at last Noise in the city, such contrast Breeze uplifting as leaves sway Perhaps a sweet dream as I lay A place I call my own, hope no one will trespass I’m on my own coming … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged bed, florette, serenity | 5 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: The hidden valley

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Tiny roads, miles from nowhere and barely wide enough for a car, wound between hills and hedgerows before finally opening out into the valley. And there, we became a traffic jam. The road was occupied by a horse that had … Continue reading →