Worldprose

This wonderful picture is from Scott and was taken in Lancaster Pa USA about 30 miles from where he lives. It is the Ephrata Cloisters built...

This is summer in England’s northern climes. Balmy overcast evenings bring cool air and shade amongst leafy trees that hide the sky and make...

For the solstice So to where, must the time fly? When days now chase the trail of nights coming a little further from its end every day. For...

2,000-year-old seed grows into 'tree of life' for scientists By Steve Connor, Science EditorFriday, 13 June 2008 (Courtesy of the In...

Mon 16th June 2008 Off to our mill in Sittingbourne, Kent this aftrnoon, returning tomorrow night. It's a long old drive. Enjoy the phot...

 

I got this wonderful smile within my heart and none can see it or know it is there. It is my beautiful secret shared only with a few. It mea...

Seems to have started working again properly. Have added a visitor map on the right...but only expecting 2 red dots. 1 here and 1 in Pa...we...

I think this just about says it all about our national pride....   British minister admitted Tuesday that the government had spent just...

Mon 9 th June 2008 Well turned out nice again so here I am at 6.30pm sat in the garden with the last of the sunshine. Well the last th...

Some local wildlife

 

3 rd June 2008 Weather has turned from great to wet at the minute. Very heavy rain currently with heavy, grey skies and no real sign of ...

 

Life abounds in green waves and it cannot be stilled or curtailed. Setting sail at dawn it glides effortlessly through the balmy, bluebel...

 

The die is cast and my memories flow along its contours We must then take our mask and wear it to the end of time For scraped much too ...

There was a large family of starlings outside the kitchen window tonight. Looks as though they have just fledged from the nest this eveni...

Tuesday 27 th May 2008 Can you believe it is almost June? Me neither, the time is flowing past like a young, mountain stream hurtling d...

 

Just a few pictures from the garden   Ramsons (wild garlic)   Gunnera and Rheum   The greenest pond ever   Emerging tree fern leave...

 

19 th May 2008 Spring colours fade fast against golden evenings Sunsets come on light skies to our hearts leavenings Growth vies emin...

I'm doing speed writing tonight and have set the clock for 5 minutes to see how much I can type within that time. It was something I ...

Note to self...must once again keep a journal of things I need to do in the garden at certain times of the year. However despite my inept...

 

  I am posting these by e-mail so it may look a little weird. Don't know what the problem is but it doesn't appear to be me. Ban...

Let's see if this roundabout way works

Friday 2nd May 2008 Had a lovely time in Spain. Bright sun and heat (25C) every day till we came home. In just a few days I have gone a love...

A long vista revealed at dawn and the eye traces a fleeting silhouette against a pale sky holding the vestiges of a sunset long gone. The wo...

Just been sorting out some pictures I missed posting. They are all from around the lake but I forget the day now (possibly one evening.) I t...

Tuesday 15th April 2008 Couple of gloomy posts there sorry but they were fun to write (and that’s what counts.) Woke up to a heavy frost thi...

What may any day bring forth without hope for tomorrow? So I shall tentatively put my head high above the parapet... See a whole new day bat...

Everything else slumbers; but the quiet of the night is when I awake to sit still and try to remember who I am. I see a glimpse of that man ...

9th April 2008 Woke to a huge fall of snow the other morning but it soon melted away once the sun came up. It was nice though to see everyth...

Saturday 5th Apr 2008 1 week into April so soon. Despite the mild feel to the week we have snow forecast for the weekend so perhaps we might...

2nd April 2008 Sorry for being so quiet for the last few days ...tonight I am going to put some old mill photos on here and no; I am not in ...

26th March 2008 Grey murky day with light pervading rain throughout most of it. But despite the weather the whole world is moving further in...

Happy Easter hope you enjoy these pictures from the lake yesterday morning. We had a heavy fall of snow overnight. It didn’t last long but l...

Happy Easter hope you enjoy these pictures from the Trough of Bowland taken on Saturday. I think they capture how spring is beginning to col...

Wed 19th March 2008 Bought a little cart at the diy store last night, as I am going to move some plants from the yard to the main garden ove...

18th March 2008 What is this? It is spring and its vistas gilded echoing the sunshine pouring over a day that rises ever more early. It is t...

14th Mar 2008(5am) Just one week to Good Friday...can’t wait for the day off. Hope the weather is fine, dry and warm. I might get some plant...

On a March evening setting fast into the west The sun sets its sail and the moon seeks rest For the wind so stilled throughout the day Retur...

25 stars and 1 white tree counted in an evening sky. As the light flies from the world, I awake into nowhere. To remain nocturnal and ever i...

Thursday 6th Mar 2008 Weather has reverted to mild once again with days of rain to cool the weekend. I put a picture on here of the frogspaw...

The spider strolls along the wall to the edge of her known world and falls into the void. An unceremonious tangled landing awaits and bemuse...

We had a really heavy snowfall overnight. I took a photo of the snowy tree and can compare it with the one I took the day before when the su...

Below is a history of Hollins Mill where I work. Hope you enjoy it.

History of Hollins Mill There have been Paper Mills in Darwen since the 1820s. This began at Darwen Old Paper Mill in around 1826 as a small...

I awaken within the night to a new dawn From a dream now forgotten reality unfolds To sleep and to dream is our brief concept But as the new...

There was never much hope...just a fool’s hope That the skies would open under greenest trees Reward a life lived in hope with a briefest gl...

Tuesday 26th Feb 2008 Can’t believe it is March this Saturday...can you? Our big assessment at work passed off relatively smoothly so I can ...

21.02.2008 Been feeding the birds religiously all week while the temperatures have been below freezing. Because I’m doing it with such regul...

Lots of contrasts in the weather here at the minute. Gloriously warm sunshine through the day leading to amazing sunsets in the evening and ...

I removed the Amy Winehouse video because it has been pulled off the YouTube site for some reason. Shame. Enjoy the pictures from the drive...