“Imbolc” by Jane Dougherty
Imbolc the world crisped new not a banknote […] Read more …
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Continue ReadingWayland: Silver-Smith of Souls… September 13, 2021 | Stuart France * There are a number of intriguing aspects to the legend of Wayland Smithy… The earliest written sources appear late and are decidedly piecemeal. Read more …
Continue ReadingWelcome to Wales. Croeso y Cymru. Posted on August 28, 2021 by Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life. Now for something to enjoy on Saturday night.. or those in the Southern Hemisphere with your breakfast on Sunday morning.. The wonderful talent that Wales has shared with the world including Tom Jones. Mary Hopkin, Stereophonics, […]
Continue ReadingBringing in the harvest The heather still shows patches of purple although the massed luxuriance of colour has now faded; the bracken begins to turn to bronze and the autumn mists swirl in. Even so, beauty remains. This weekend saw a gathering of companions at a small hotel, high above the little Yorkshire town of Ilkley, […]
Continue ReadingRombald’s moor – my moor August 16, 2021 Tall the cliffs of stone That mark the entry to my heart’s domain, Wild and empty in its vastness Read more …
Continue Reading‘The Book of Assassinations’ July 25, 2021 We were determined not to get wet, so we went to Chesterfield, on the general principle that there would be both indoor parking and a cathedral… Read more …
Continue ReadingBackstone Beck… As the sun continued to rise at our backs, the light dancing and changing with every passing minute, the three of us, Steve, Stuart and myself, headed over… and up… towards Backstone Beck. The water tumbles down the moor, over boulders of millstone grit, sparkling clean, yet coloured with the amber of […]
Continue ReadingCitadel of the Sun… Cornwall Recce 2018… * ‘There is a certain atmosphere about the place, an echo of a life that is hidden deep in the recesses of the mind.’ * If our hotel room had any windows we would be able to see St Michael’s Mount, but the tide is at present unfavourable […]
Continue ReadingSeeking the Hermit… * “Should be over by the crags.” * * “Look more like Hags to me.” * * “But Hags are usually at barrows.” * * “Maybe that’s what the cave is.”… Continue reading at The Silent Eye Source: Seeking the Hermit… Source: https://somethingferal.wordpress.com
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