Back in February 2016 I bought myself an Orchid. I didn’t have a great track record of keeping plants alive at that point, but I decided I would enjoy the flowers and see if I could keep it going. Back then, I didn’t know that in the future I would still be enjoying this lovely…… Continue reading Future Flowers
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Seeing the Future in a Flowering Currant
Back in February I foresaw the future. When you get to know your area and the wildlife around you, you can begin to foresee what’s coming. I foresaw that this little unfurling bud would become a beautiful collection of Flowering Currant flowers. And I was right 🙂 Here is progress so far: Looking a little…… Continue reading Seeing the Future in a Flowering Currant
Symbols of my Life
I was considering the Weekly Photo Challenge of ‘Symbol’ and wondering how this could be applied in my macro world. I could have taken photos of my engagement ring, but that’s not very original, so in the end I decided to think about important moments in my life and photos that symbolise them. This was…… Continue reading Symbols of my Life
Me
When I wasn’t me, I swam among the sharks and let them take a bite. I offered up myself, inviting teeth to pierce my flesh. Seeing sweetness in their many rows of teeth despite the blood-stains on their lips. And when they lacerated my skin again and again I conspired to make some teeth marks…… Continue reading Me
rush
lying in warm darkness the quiet is not so quiet the stream rushes louder tonight swollen by rain in my mind I see the white water pouring down from the hills crashing over stones splashing swooshing swirling and I might be swept along in the tumbling torrent swept with the twigs and the leaves the…… Continue reading rush
simple desires
warm sun and daydreams fly-away wishes all I desire, I have here with me building our dreams into new life together the simplest of things full of beauty for two
half a year
half a year has gone by in a flash it would seem yet so much has changed since that moment of wonder when you stopped me from falling off the edge of the world caught hold of my hand and changed my direction you brought back my smile and made me feel safe as I…… Continue reading half a year
letting go
seems I fail at letting go of past hurts speak of leaving them behind yet hold them to me tight picking at the scabs making them bleed putting the past behind me forgiving and forgetting … so much easier if the past doesn’t creep up and grab me by the ankle pulling me back in…… Continue reading letting go
open gate
two years back a difficult decision to be made stay sad and stuck or step out on a new path thoughts spinning tears falling alone and afraid clinging to hope that life could be better this open gate representing a path to somewhere new I took a deep breath and stepped through This print…… Continue reading open gate
New Year
past hurts fade with the sand as it drains from the hourglass of the year choosing to let them go each memory freed to fly with the wind no more to dwell on those mistakes, heartbreaks, sadness and loneliness as midnight passes by hands and hearts held, looking to our future
