Category: Poetry

  • A Group of Seagulls

    Oh! To see the worldLike a bird, from high aboveAnd be truly free I took this down by the lakefront in Belmont yesterday afternoon. I had lunch down there and the seagulls left me alone for the most part, which was a nice surprise. I wasn’t originally planning to do this in black and white…

  • A Heart That Loves Is Always Young

    When in doubt Trust your heart: It may break But it will never lead you wrong I’ve been in a bit of a rut with my photography lately. It might be the festive season or maybe the wet weather we’ve had but I haven’t taken many photos lately. So last night I thought I’d brush…

  • In Front of the Tree

    Carols and lightsJoy and laughterAnother ChristmasIs here again A few photos I took by my tree last night. I try to do at least one nice photo with the tree each year to keep track of the years going by. This year I found my Spock Christmas hat so I thought I’d use that for something…

  • Hello Spidey

    Life is short;You must spinA web of wonderFor the whole world to see This guest was waiting for me when I arrived home the other day. It had made a web for itself near my washing line. Glad I didn’t walk into it. It’s an Argiope keyserlingi, or a St Andrew’s Cross spider. They’re known…

  • Seagulls by the Lake

    I wish I could fly Like a bird over water And leave life behind This was taken in Belmont the other week, at the same time as the other two photos I posted a little while ago. The seagulls are always very friendly there and make for some good subjects. I was mostly just experimenting…

  • Chantilicious

    To sleep all day And eat, and play, And be loved: A cat’s life is for me This is Chanti. Chanti is one of my partner’s cats and has been living with us in Newcastle for the last few months. She’s the most beautifully natured cat; extremely sweet and loyal and she particularly loves laying…

  • Seagull in Black & White

    A hungry gull Sits watching me; I give you food But you still want more I had some time to kill while I was in Swansea recently and went to sit by the lake for a while. This seagull decided to take an interest in me while I was there… it was quite persistent and…

  • The Bumblebee

    Oh to be Like a small bumblebee; How different The world must seem I took this while we were in Hobbiton. It was a beautiful day and with all of the flowers blossoming there were lots of bumblebees buzzing around and I managed to snap this just as this bee paused and looked up. It…

  • Welcome to Hobbiton

    To live simply And eat and laugh With friends – A hobbit’s life is for me We visited Hobbiton, near Matamata while we were in New Zealand. It’s the movie set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and has been carefully maintained since filming ended on The Hobbit films. It’s a…

  • Travelling Across New Zealand

    Nature’s beauty Is like a woman’s smile: It says so much With no words I just got back from a trip to New Zealand for two and a half weeks with my partner. It was my first time visiting NZ and it was a lovely trip. We spent the first week travelling across the North…