Monthly Archives: February 2017

Writespiration #104 – Choke

It’s Sunday, so that makes me just in time to post my response to this week’s Writespiration, courtesy of Sacha Black. This week’s prompt is Choke, and as always, we have exactly 52 words with which to craft a response. Here’s mine: He’d seen it online, other boys making it look easy. Just take theContinue reading “Writespiration #104 – Choke”

Thursday Doors – In The Village

I had a little time after work the other day, so decided to photograph a few of the lovely Georgian doors in the village where I work. It’s a small high street, 16th century half-timbered pubs next to Victorian villas and tiny cottages, older timber framed buildings ‘modernised’ with Georgian facades. The village dates backContinue reading “Thursday Doors – In The Village”

Wednesday Wander – Taronga Zoo, Sydney

This week I’m wandering to a place on the edge of one of the world’s great natural harbours. It also happens to be not too far from where I used to work. This is Taronga Zoo, in Sydney, Australia. Officially opened in October 1916, the zoo is just over 100 years old, and ‘Taronga’ isContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Taronga Zoo, Sydney”

#writephoto – Tryst

This week’s prompt for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge is yet another gorgeous photo. Here is my response: Purple Sky ‘I’ve always loved this time of day’, she said, Her hair shaded purple in the fading light. Her heart distant as the hillside across the water, Unreachable, unclimbable, Indifferent as the rising moon.   ‘I loveContinue reading “#writephoto – Tryst”

Out For A Walk

Today I decided to walk to work. It’s a reasonably long walk, about forty minutes, but the morning was bright and I had the time. It’s a nice walk, along a main residential road, past fields and under a railway bridge, along a reservoir and, finally, crossing a sylvan canal basin and heading up pastContinue reading “Out For A Walk”

Thursday Doors – Faded Glory

These two attractive green doors are in the town of Silves, Portugal. I use the word ‘attractive’ because I love the tiles, the cobbles, the ornate metal balconies and the old doors with curved frames, traditional style hearkening back to when the building was originally constructed. However, I don’t love the unsightly (and dangerous-looking) tangleContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Faded Glory”

Wednesday Wander – The Brighton Pavilion

You may think that this week I’ve chosen to wander somewhere exotic, a Moroccan souk or Indian palace. Actually, I’m only an hour or so from where I live, in the lovely but much-less-exotic Brighton, on the south coast of England. This is the Brighton Pavilion. The Pavilion actually started life as a much moreContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – The Brighton Pavilion”

Following My Heart’s Desire

I published this post in October 2014, back in the early days of my blog. I came across it the other day and realised that it still rang true. So I thought I’d share it again. As I walked home from school after dropping my daughter off the other morning, I pondered, as I usuallyContinue reading “Following My Heart’s Desire”