When the lane up the hill is more puddle than path, and you're up to your ankles in mud; when the stream overflows and is running so fast...

"Put on your big coats and go out to play!" Said my mam on a freezing February day. "But mam, it's cold, and those clouds look like rain....

I thought I saw the sun today A tiny glimpse, a solitary ray. A silvery glimmer upon the pond A twinkle through the bracken fronds A...

Written by Graeme Cox Off to a thin place, to clear my head To feel earth beneath my feet To refill and bolster my starving soul To find...

It's dark all day and it's dark all night The sun comes around but the clouds hide the light The world feels small but the sky seems...

"What would you like for Christmas this year?" The gentleman asked the child. He watched as the child's eyes lit up, just for a moment,...

The summer winds, they bode no ill They bring no cold your bones to chill A gentle breeze, a warm caress The briefest breath, a welcome...

Who are you? Have you ever thought? And does it matter, your type, your sort? How tiresome, demands that are placed on our race, and...

It starts with a darkening, a lessening of blue as the grey gains the upper hand. The sun retreats as her great rival approaches, not...

Be busy at rest, allow your mind to still, Remember times that caused your heart to sing; Be gentle with yourself, be free. Imagine the...

For how many years has this view been admired? How many words and ideas inspired? Which generation first noticed its splendour, and how...

Where are the birds on a blustery day? The wind has stolen their voices away The lambs are still bleating, the cattle still low But where...

A peachy sky as the sun is rising Snowdrops thrive and crocus' bloom The promise of a perfect day Emerging from the winter's gloom A hint...

Walking with friends The usual trails, mist hanging in the air Views hidden, cloud descending to surround us Goes unnoticed We talk as we...

January, wet and windy Gone the December indecisiveness Replaced by the certainty of a daily squall Long rambles replaced by short...

It started in September, this niggly leg, not hugely surprising, considering our trek. First Prague then Vienna, Bratislava came next,...