I Wonder . . .

Posted on October 17, 2015 Posted in PhotographyTagged Bench Series, England, I Wonder . . ., National Trust, Photography29 Comments

. . . If Jude knows where this bench is?

I expect she does.

I took this photo several years ago, but I’ve been sending things to the cloud from my PC, so that I can access them on my laptop and it popped out and shouted Jude at me.

people bench

Jude’s bench challenge this month is about occupied benches, and I’m probably too late for this Sunday, heyho such is life.

Six Word Saturday

Posted on October 17, 2015 Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged Autumn, Nature, Photography, Six Word Saturday10 Comments

Dogs and Gee looking for autumn

This is my first real try at Six Word Saturday, linking with Cate

(Extra)ordinary Nature

Posted on October 16, 2015 Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged Nature, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge: Extraordinary46 Comments

Mundane and meaningful objects. Beautiful everyday things. This week, surprise us with something or someone (extra)ordinary.

Cheri Lucas Rowlands likes to look for beauty in everyday things, as I and many of my blogging friends do. My friend brought me this very precious present this week, knowing that I would love it. I hope you and Cheri do as well.

Click for a bigger view and to join this weeks challenge visit the Daily Post.

Lazy Poet’s Thursday Haiku

Posted on October 15, 2015October 13, 2015 Posted in haiku, Nature, PhotographyTagged Haiku, Lazy Poets Thursday Haiku, Nature, Photography23 Comments

iris seeds

summer residue

all flame will be extinguished

as they fall to earth

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on October 14, 2015October 11, 2015 Posted in PhotographyTagged Photography, Wordless Wednesday23 Comments

blues

I Wonder . . .

Posted on October 12, 2015 Posted in Nature, Photography, UncategorizedTagged Garden Cross spider, Photography38 Comments

if he will take grandma spider for a dance tonight

if she will eat him for supper with a garnish

of moth on the side

if he will be lying in wait for me in the morning,

if he will spin a of tangle silk to trap my eyelashes

if he will quietly spend tomorrow in my hair

garden cross

I wonder if Sonel will like him?

Happy Places

Posted on October 9, 2015March 23, 2016 Posted in Gardens, PhotographyTagged Coastline, Dartmoor, Gardens, Photography, Weekly photo Challenge Happy Place21 Comments

Krista’s challenge this week is . . .

Have you ever felt like the world was being a bit too rowdy? Where things and people were pushing in, crowding out your quiet thoughts — the ones that need time and space to surface?

Whenever I feel like an away day it’s invariably to the moor, the coast or a beautiful garden. Luckily there are many, many choices of each in wonderful Devon.
For total escapism there is Dartmoor. There are busy places there, Haytor on a summer weekend has a great many visitors, some of whom do not even get out of their cars. Even there, if you’re prepared to walk and scramble a little way, you will find some peace.
For those in the know there are still places where you might not meet a soul, this is one of them.
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Not a lot of rowdiness going on.
For a bit of a stroll and some invigorating sea air, try this Bristol Channel view.
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Some of the path can be a bit hard on the knees though!
If a pootle, with lunch or tea and cake is called for – and it often is,
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nothing on earth beats an English garden for beauty, peacefulness, fragrance and colour.
Where is your happy place?