#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 26/Feb/22

On 26/02/202217/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, Poetry7 Comments

Still the day air unmovedunfathomable depth belowmirrored face reflectingall it sees of the quiet worldas it waits in silencefor breeze above orfish below to rippleperfection with thevanity of existence *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.And you’ll find many more here for use in calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 25/Feb/22

On 25/02/202217/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography

Cold was the night this fallen leaf encountered as it lay among the autumn discards of its neighbouring oaks and beeches. The elegant finger of green that brought life to the sweet chestnut that bore it through spring and summer now lies drained of active colour and frilled with frost following a sub-zero February night. …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 24/Feb/22

On 24/02/202217/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, Poetry8 Comments

Wind washes in wavesbrightened by a fitful sunon an arc of bay *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.But you’ll find a lot more here for use in calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you fancy in print or online, or as art quality prints to decorate your home or office.

#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 23/Feb/22

On 23/02/202216/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, politics7 Comments

In the distance, you’ll see an old railway bridge, locally known as the Black Bridge. It’s currently in use as a casual public footpath, joining the English side of the land with Wales, which is where this photograph was taken. The River Wye forms part of the border between the two countries. Illustrating the peculiarities …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 22/Feb/22

On 22/02/202216/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, Poetry10 Comments

Bright light on the fernhighlights a winter promiseof better to come *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.But you’ll find a lot more here for use in calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you fancy in print or online, or as art quality prints to decorate your home or office.

#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 21/Feb/22

On 21/02/202213/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, Poetry5 Comments

Wide skies and calm seawaders vie with gulls for fooda young mother tends her childcurious about life beneatha gentle pool of still waterand beneath distant cliffsa cargo vessel awaits departureto far off lands as yet unknown *****……………….*****Some of my pictures appear in the Gallery.But, if you want images to decorate your home or office, use …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 20/Feb/22

On 20/02/202213/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, Poetry13 Comments

How bent the boleof a beech clingingto this steep slope’s edgeasking why and howit came to this fateand lives and growsdespite what timehas laid upon it *****………………………….*****Some of my pictures appear in the Gallery.But, if you want images to decorate your home or office, use in calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 19/Feb/22

On 19/02/202213/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography7 Comments

Strolling at day’s end from Janet’s Foss back to the hotel at Malham, we watched the sun slowly sink to leave a lovely winter evening sky. Just the two of us on the path at this stage in the day. Our earlier walk along the River Ribble from Settle to Stainforth had refreshed memories of …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 17/Feb/22

On 17/02/202212/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, Poetry3 Comments

How many years have you passed on this steep slopewhat stories might you tell of that long timehow fierce the storm that brought you downto rest a broken wonder across our path? *****………………………….*****Some of my pictures appear in the Gallery.But, if you want images to decorate your home or office, use in calendars, greetings cards, …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 12/Feb/22

On 12/02/202206/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, Poetry4 Comments

The grass lies cut and dryingstriping the gentle slopeand awaiting balingto feed the beastsin the cold daysof a winterawaitingtime *****………………………….*****Some of my pictures appear in the Gallery.But, if you want images to decorate your home or office, use in calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you fancy in print or online, you will …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 09/Feb/22

On 09/02/202204/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography8 Comments

Rugged beauty defies the violence of the sea that made it here on the coast of Devon. The landscape is indifferent to its influences, but humanity is blessed with an ability to detect the abstract quality we call natural beauty. Probably, such appreciation was initially an essential component of our make-up, a spur to make …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 08/Feb/22

On 08/02/202204/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography7 Comments

This is a regular beginning to many of our walks in the Forest of Dean. It’s one of the popular ways into the trees, as can be seen by the numerous footsteps through the sprinkling of seasonal snow. Many of the trees here are reaching the end of their natural lives, and the Forestry Commission …

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#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 07/Feb/22

On 07/02/202204/02/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography17 Comments

Malham Cove, a 300-foot-high limestone cliff, remnant of an Ice Age waterfall, is a magnet for walkers, climbers, and artists. The beck, all that remains of the once powerful river, has sunk underground and now emerges as a small stream from the base of the cliff. We walked the well-marked route from the village and …

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#PictureOfTheDay: 31/Jan/22

On 31/01/202215/01/2022 By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Nature, Photography8 Comments

*****………………………….*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.But, if you’re looking for images to decorate your home or office, use in calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you fancy in print or online, you will find more here.