Sloping woods under a summer sun. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Spotted in our back garden today: a scarlet tiger moth. If you get pleasure from this, please share it, so others can enjoy it, too. Thank you.
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Writing since I could form words with a pen. Reading before that.
Love the power of words to transform, entertain and engage.
You'll find them in various forms on my website, author pages, and, of course, my books. Enjoy the read!
Today’s Pictures: 9 June 20
We frequently walk under this old railway bridge, following the ancient cart track that once served the quarries and mines but now serves as a quiet trail. The railway line is now a flat and easy walkway. The bridge is Victorian engineering, probably built around 1850/60. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated …
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Today’s Pictures: 8 June 20
Where does that path lead? Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rhossili Bay with the tide out. Taken September 2019. If you get pleasure from this, please share it, so others can enjoy it, too. Thank you.
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Silent Heroes, by Patricia Furstenberg: #BookReview.
What do you know about the war(s) in Afghanistan? This remarkable story of courage, extremism, intolerance, loyalty, betrayal and love will tell you so much.The ‘silent’ heroes of the title are the sniffer dogs employed by American Marines in their hunt for IEDs (improvised explosive devices, if you didn’t know). But this story is about …
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Today’s Pictures: 7 June 20
Tall sentinels line the path. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Full moon over Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy. Taken September 2018. If you get pleasure from this, please share it, so others can enjoy it, too. Thank you.
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Today’s Pictures: 6 June 20
The field we sometimes cross, as it should be today. But grey cloud and cold winds reigned, so I give you this from a better day. After all, the point here is to bring cheer. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. This Weird Weather Wettest second month …
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Today’s Pictures: 5 June 20
The sun has returned. Dappled sunshine along the trail. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Worms Head at Rhossili, South Wales. Taken September 2019. If you get pleasure from this, please share it, so others can enjoy it, too. Thank you.
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Finding the Write #Words? No. 34: The Oxford Spelling Dictionary
Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 34: The Oxford Spelling Dictionary Hardback, 299 pages. Published in 1986 by Oxford University Press, I own a BCA edition published in 1987, which I bought as part of a bundle offered by a book club, …
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That Moment of Epiphany.
Yesterday, I spent around 40 minutes talking to a stranger online. It changed my attitude. It changed my life. I had what Gabriela Blandy calls ‘an Extraordinary Conversation’ with her, online. Gabriela is a writer’s coach, among many other things. The experience was good right from the start. This is a woman who understands how …
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Today’s Pictures: 4 June 20
The River Wye, much of which is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, flows along past the bottom end of the village. In summer, there are often canoeists paddling along on the current, in groups or separately. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Richard III's castle …
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Today’s Pictures: 3 June 20
Stony track with foxgloves. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The much-needed rain has arrived today. We’ve had a short walk in the dripping trees, but I took no photographs, as I felt it better to present you with sunny views. So, today’s pictures come from my …
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Today’s Pictures: 2 June 20
The sun is overhead now at midday, giving the forest an air of mystery as the sunlight streams through the dense canaopy. The idea here is to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. One of my writing friends, having seen some of this series, sent me a poem, which …
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Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
On the 1st of every month I remind followers of this blog the creative writing contest table has been updated. (I update it several times each month and I’ll be adding more details in the next few days, but this reminder is posted just once!) If you’d like to be reminded by email, please click …
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Today’s Pictures: 1 June 20
One of the gateways that allows Forestry Commission wagons into the forest for maintenance work. The route into the trees in now lined by oaks, beeches and pines. The idea here is to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, in the UK, June 1st is the first day …
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Today’s Pictures: 31 May 20
This track, one of the few that are gravelled, has the appearance of a path through a park. Mind you, if you step off it, as we usually do, you soon know you're in an untamed forest! The idea here is to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Thought …
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