Stuart Aken's Blog, page 39
April 2, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 02/Apr/22
Early April arrivesannouncing springwith fresh greensemerging from damp earthand budding from trees. +++++++++++++++++ We live in a world full of natural wonders. But some people either have no appreciation of natural beauty, or actively dislike it, and look to destroy the only world we can inhabit.These daily posts of words and pictures are my small …
The Prophet Paradox, by Danny Tuttle: #BookReview.
424 pagesFantasy/Religion/Politics/Paranormal? What is this remarkable book about? The clue is very much in the title. But it is about much more than that. The author has researched extensively into numerous subjects to bring alive this extraordinary and complex tale dealing with humanity’s inability to deal with truth. We encounter a lost monastery filled with …
Continue reading The Prophet Paradox, by Danny Tuttle: #BookReview.
April 1, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 01/Apr/22
We live in a world full of natural wonders. But some people either have no appreciation of natural beauty, or actively dislike it, and look to destroy the only world we can inhabit.These daily posts of words and pictures are my small contribution to encouraging enjoyment of nature, in the hope others may be inspired …
March 31, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 31/Mar/22
Tomorrow brings the first day of April, known in many lands as ‘all fools’ day’ or ‘April Fools’ Day’. It’s a strange custom, making fools of people, but there have been memorable instances of mass foolings here in the UK. Our renowned public broadcaster, the BBC once convinced most of the nation that spaghetti grows …
A New Memorial is Unveiled.
Last weekend a new monument was unveiled in the Forest of Dean, at a location we often visit on our walks. We’ve been watching the construction over the months, and discovered it’s now complete.This is the Waterloo Colliery disaster monument. The mine had two shafts, 70m (230 feet) deep. The main shaft had an inclined …
March 30, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 30/Mar/22
March comes to a close soon. Here in the forest, the sleeping trees begin to wake. They’ve spent the winter months at rest, some wrapped in the living green blanket of moss that, indiscriminate in its choice of support, will just as happily coat random rocks and fallen branches. The fresh green always brightens the …
March 29, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 29/Mar/22
Metal birds stuck on a pole? This eye-catching sculpture of birds in flight (I think they may be geese or cranes, but can’t now recall!) stands by the footpath winding its way through a park by the river in Ross on Wye. We rarely walk in a manicured landscape, but we’d had some lunch here, …
March 28, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 28/Mar/22
It is not alonethis road through treeshere are quite a fewsome in good conditionothers slowly rottingbut why are they herein this haven of naturewhat is or was their purposeup to eighty years agothey served as routesto carry coal iron stonedug from the groundbeneath the treesto the main linerailway that alsoonce split throughthis foresthow quiet it …
March 27, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 27/Mar/22
Today, my mother would’ve been 102 years old. Unfortunately, she was killed in a traffic accident at the age of 44. A gifted painter, she never had the opportunity to demonstrate her skill and her eye properly. In her early life, she won a scholarship to a top art school in London. Unfortunately, her parents …
March 26, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 26/Mar/22
Unseen here, the trees to the left harbour the nest of a buzzard pair. And, around the corner at the end, the path drops steeply toward the village. A short time ago, some trees were felled and then the trail was rutted by the tracks of heavy vehicles, the silence rent by the noise of …
