Stuart Aken's Blog, page 40
March 18, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 18/Mar/22
When first planted on the sloping field, these larch trees were placed in rows. It made it easier to put them in and will make it easier to harvest them. For they are a crop. The forest is a working forest, trees grown for timber. But, because it is also a nationally owned enterprise, Forestry …
March 17, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 17/Mar/22
Dusk or dawnday’s ending or beginningpaints the sky with huesunseen through daytimetouches imaginationwith possibilitiessets the spirit soaringends or beginsthe new daywith hope *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.And you’ll find over 2000 here for use in book covers, calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you fancy in print or online, …
March 16, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 16/Mar/22
Fenced inbut why?beyond those rows of postseither side of this well-trodden trackthe land falls steeply awayto the left it drops to a long-dry water courseright it hides a brook tumblingover rocks and fallen treesa veritable jungle full of wildlifeand the bridge?crosses over a track once bearingcarts of coal and iron and stonedrawn by horseslong retireda …
Loyalty in Conflict, by April Taylor: #BookReview.
A novel by an author who always does her research thoroughly, understanding the moods, harsh realities, inequalities, priorities, and thoughts of the times she writes about. April Taylor’s ‘Loyalty in Conflict’ is a deep dive into the world of England during part of the protracted period of the Wars of the Roses. Her introduction to …
Continue reading Loyalty in Conflict, by April Taylor: #BookReview.
March 15, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 15/Mar/22
Tall and dark stand the sentinelssoft green carpet at their feetdo they wanderEnts in the nightthere is a magic to this placeso perhapsnocturnal perambulationis not so far fetched here *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.And you’ll find over 2000 here for use in book covers, calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything …
March 14, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 14/Mar/22
How blue that winter skyhow still the surface of the lakehow bare the branches of the treeshow full my heart with loveof the world of naturethat sustains us all *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.And you’ll find over 2000 here for use in book covers, calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything …
March 13, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 13/Mar/22
Sinuous the shadowsstriping the winding pathleading the eyeinto mystery wheredeep shade may hidewhatever lies there *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.And you’ll find over 2000 here for use in book covers, calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or anything else you fancy in print or online, or as art quality prints to decorate …
March 12, 2022
The Reviews Continue to Come In!
Had another couple of reviews of ‘An Excess Of…’ so far this month. As writers and readers will know, reviews are never easy to get, unless you’re willing to spend a fortune on them, but paid for reviews have never struck me as a genuine way to discover the true value of a book.I’ve copied …
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 12/Mar/22
To reach this place we take a path diversion leading to a valley carrying the brook that forms this pool above a small waterfall. We cross a bridge, a slab of solid stone, across what once was a small stream but now is no more than a depression leading to a dry, steep sided former …
March 11, 2022
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 11/Mar/22
Serried rows was how they planted usbut time and wind and mishapinterrupted their impositionand now we grow more naturallythough it’s true our origincan still be seen by those who see *****…*****A few of my pictures appear in the Gallery.And you’ll find many more here for use on book covers, calendars, greetings cards, jigsaws, advertising, or …
