Category: Time
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Wordle: Past Times
We used to walk along the riverbank Watching ripples on the surface And be carried by the water You know, where one stands still And the flow downstream makes One appear to be moving We used to watch the eagles Circle overhead, watching us, … As we used to say We used to sit for…
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Three little ducky birds all in a row
…and one in the water for good measure! A ‘Friday in the Grinds’ post to usher in a fantastic weekend!
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Naming Convention
She looked down at the newly-born child in her arms, and gently caressed its face. It was a he. “I think we should name him after the year” she said, gazing into the large round and deep blue eyes that gazed back at her, slightly confused, but mostly content. She was confused and content, although…
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White Out!
Driving earlier this evening, I found myself in the midst of a white out. Usually, white-outs occur during heavy snowstorms, where the falling snow is so dense the volume of snowflakes obliterates the view in every direction. My white out was slightly different, as for one, it wasn’t snowing, and two, I only couldn’t see…
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In Half-Light
Shadows stretch forward as the the Sun disappears behind the derelict abbey, attempting to reach the trees that mark the perimeter of this now disused estate. The trees are clouded in complete darkness, but the space in-between, the space occupied by the elongating shadows, is bathed in a cooling twilight. An eerie half-light, neither day…
