The path wasn’t much. Cut into the hillside, a pale ribbon of chalk against the green. But it represented everything. The wide landscape stretched before them, fading into a green haze. Summer lay rich upon the land, bees buzzing in the flowers, butterflies dancing among the long grasses. In the fields the crops ripened, blue-greenContinue reading “#writephoto – Vista”
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Wednesday Wander Revisited – Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
Another week, and another Wander revisited. This time we’re heading to Spain, and to one of the most extraordinary buildings I’ve ever seen. I visited back in 2017, on a wonderful trip that took in two GOT filming locations, some spectacular beaches, beautiful coastal towns and a salad we enjoyed so much that we stillContinue reading “Wednesday Wander Revisited – Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao”
A Monday Update
Despite the recent easing of lockdown rules in England, life is continuing much as it has been for me and my family. Hubby and I are still working at home and the gorgeous girl, who is in secondary school, is still not back in classes, and won’t be until September. Still, there are things IContinue reading “A Monday Update”
Wednesday Wander Revisited – Plas Newydd, Llangollen
Here is the next in my series of revisiting Wednesday Wanders. I’ve been to Llangollen many times in my life; I have family near there, and a lot of history tied up in the little town, nestled among the ancient hills. But my first visit to Plas Newydd was only three years ago – aContinue reading “Wednesday Wander Revisited – Plas Newydd, Llangollen”
Quiet #writephoto
For a moment, the world was quiet, like a breath inhaled. There was no hum of traffic, no roar of planes, no rumble of trains in the valley below. Instead there was birdsong, the buzzing of bees, and the breeze making music through the branches and long grasses. Water rippled, silver, clear for the firstContinue reading “Quiet #writephoto”
Walking Through Rivendell (Revisited)
I forgot. Again. Heat is melting my brain, I guess? I have over 100 Wednesday Wanders just waiting to be reposed, but I keep forgetting. So here we are, Thursday and wanderless. However, in honour of it being such a stinking hot day here (30 degrees and humid), I’ve decided to post, not exactly aContinue reading “Walking Through Rivendell (Revisited)”
When The Moon Is Full #SummerSolstice
I wrote this story a few years ago, for a #BlogBattle competition. But Midsummer is upon us, the forests dancing with life, the land burgeoning with green, and it felt appropriate to share it again. This is my favourite time, when the wheel of the year turns towards autumn harvests and cold winter nights. HappyContinue reading “When The Moon Is Full #SummerSolstice”
Living La Vida Lockdown
(If the Ricky Martin song is now in your head, sorry for the earworm.) It’s a funny old time, this lockdown. Bringing up lots of memories, days past relived, choices assessed, plans made for going forwards. Time has no meaning, any more – the days punctuated only by the alarm going off in the morning,Continue reading “Living La Vida Lockdown”
#writephoto Flight
Well, it’s definitely Thursday now! And with it comes Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge, one of my favourite bloggy writing prompts. This week, it’s another evocative picture… Flight We reach, soaring Wings wide against the storm that thunders Deep around us, rumbling in our hearts, Ruffling our feathers. Sometimes we catch an updraft, and float, theContinue reading “#writephoto Flight”
Wednesday Wander Revisited (on a Thursday) – Surfing Santa Cruz
How has another week passed already? Time is very strange of late; it stretches and shrinks, some days feeling endless, others over almost as soon as they begin. When I get asked what day it is, I often have to take a moment to think, the sameness of lockdown life making it hard to rememberContinue reading “Wednesday Wander Revisited (on a Thursday) – Surfing Santa Cruz”
Helen Glynn Jones 