After the Rain
After the rain, a sigh of relief The storm has abated, the world is at peace Garden blooms standing up straight to attention Their thirst...
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The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
She stood at the window. This should have been the greatest moment of her young life, but all she felt was the clench of nerves in her...
Miniature Worlds
I have always loved the idea of miniature worlds: a whole community of sea creatures living almost invisibly in a rock pool, an army of...
As I Walk
As I walk my mind is freed From dull responsibility From angst and negativity forgotten as I walk  The stomach clenching knot...
When Life gets Messy
Harry jolted awake as the front door slammed. Jenny looked flustered as she deposited a cardboard coffee cup on the table and shrugged...
Found
As the crack of light widened, my heart raced. At last, the possibility of one last performance. I had lain here since 1974, fifty years...
Tick Tock
I opened my eyes. Slowly, millimetre by millimetre, until I could see a smudge of blue sky through the dusty haze; a soupy mist which...
The Rental
White door. Plastic. No number New carpets over stone floors Cracked paint on windowsill 90’s radiators  Paint job on old wallpaper...
Parlick in Springtime
Back in January 2023, we took a stroll over Parlick to admire the views of the West Lancashire coastline from the plateau summit of...
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Spring green Sky blue Primrose yellow Nature's hue Blossom pink Sparrow brown Iris purple Nature's crown Hawthorn white Heron grey...
The Old Oak
You seem barely alive with your hollowed out trunk You can't stand up straight, are diminished and shrunk Anorexic branches, blackened...
Mayflower Whiteout
Bourne in mid-May, it's almondy scent Ushers joy and ambition in silent consent A blanket of white as far as the eye As Hawthorn...
A Dandy Adventure
Its 6am and the sun is just rising A peachy hue on the distant horizon I raise my head, then stretch out and blink Yes, today will be the...
May Day
Ne'er speak the names of the fairie folk who bide 'neath the hawthorn tree For fear their benevolent ways may turn and their mischief be...
Awake with the Birds
She awoke early. She had dozed into an easy slumber around midnight, lulled by the soothing call of the Tawny Owl in the field behind the...
Whernside from the Ribblehead Viaduct
Another delightful spring day in April! We have been so blessed with the weather so far this year, and what better reason do we need to...
The School Run
Out of bed and into the shower Ablutions done, we've got an hour! Husbands gone - this week on earlies Wake the boy and then the girlies...
The Sandstone Trail - part 2: A scratch Itched
It was back in June 2022 that we walked the first half of The Sandstone Trail, a walk that turned out to be five miles further than the...
Spring is Here
April's here, the church bells ring Bees are buzzing and the songbirds sing The world is coming into flower Brighter and bolder by the...
Ingleborough
The unseasonable warmth of March has tempted us to get out and about, despite - or maybe because of - the run of bad health that Tony has...
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