In the last few years, I’ve become less and less inclined to update my social media accounts. I post over on Instagram sporadically, and occasionally see what other people are tweeting about, but this blog has become little more than a repository for old poems and notes. Every once in a while, though, I realise … Continue reading "blue-sky thinking"| don't confuse the narrator
Yesterday, I took part in a local literary festival. Originally, I had been invited to read a short set of poetry during one of the sessions; then one of the speakers was ill so she dropped out, and, at the last minute, I was asked to step in and give a talk. And I do … Continue reading "like a rock"| don't confuse the narrator
This time of year often sees me down on my knees in other people’s gardens, leaning agains walls and fences while out for a walk, or standing on low walls to gain extra height. And all to try and get that one perfect picture of an aquilegia flower. Despite years of trying and probably hundreds … Continue reading "reason to celebrate"| don't confuse the narrator
Since I first heard the phrase “snapper-up of unconsidered trifles” I’ve thought the description suited me, as I pride myself on my curiosity and am always interested in learning new ideas and irrelevant facts. But the trifles that interest me aren’t always intangible: I also tend to pick up things when I’m out walking and often … Continue reading "what does the fox say?"| don't confuse the narrator
I’ve been looking at flowers this week. In particular, I’ve been looking at white flowers. And even more specifically, I’ve been looking at small white flowers. I haven’t identified them all but the photos here are examples of these small white flowers. Except for the duplicate of elder flowers that heads up the post, they … Continue reading "take a closer look"| don't confuse the narrator
It’s been a long time since I posted an update here. In fact the last post was last autumn, and now we’re clearly well beyond the Spring equinox and heading on towards summer, I suppose…| don't confuse the narrator
Whether you judge by astronomical or meteorological criteria, for a few more days at least, it is still autumn. For me, this autumn seems to have been going on for a long time. I remember snapping this picture, and thinking how well it summed up the ideas of slowing down and taking things gently that … Continue reading "slowly towards winter"| don't confuse the narrator
When I lived in Madrid, I had a friend who collected building façades. These weren’t just the well known landmarks like the bright red bricks and decorative paintings of the Plaza Mayor, the imposing white, wedding-cake like tiers of the Palacio de Comunicaciones or the complex scrollwork of the Palacio Longoria (which was ruined, anyway, … Continue reading "wool gathering"| don't confuse the narrator
As anyone who sees this on a desk top and looks beyond the posts to the surrounding information will have realised, I do a lot of writerly things other than this blog. There’s the Modern Pagan Prayers project, other books and author mentoring, as well as online courses and occasional workshops. Apart from the workshops … Continue reading "across the world"| don't confuse the narrator
It sees to be a long time since I wrote something new. In early 2020, when the pandemic first started, I wrote a number of new poems, inspired by new lockdown habits and experiences. Then my friend…| don't confuse the narrator
