I tool a walk along Newton Beach today. It was a beautiful day and I managed to do a little audio field recording whilst down there. You can hear the resulting audio recordings here. I recommend good quality headphones for the best experience:
Spring has Sprung!
I won't lie. Winter's are a very real struggle for me. There appears to be two distinct versions of myself. And they are delineated clearly by the seasons. My hopes, inspirations, even my simple enjoyment of life are lost, swallowed whole, in the black void that is winter. In a possible attempt to protect myself through the darker half of the year, my minds goes into hibernation mode as early as September. My thoughts become cloudy and unfocused, as though it is afraid to think or even try to motivate itself. I have grown to dread this gloomy half of the year. But whilst my fear of this seasonal melancholy can and does stain my enjoyment of the brighter and warmer months in this country, my anticipation of the return of spring and summer offer a guiding light that helps me through the harsher moments of winter.
With all that said, it was with great relief this morning that bright morning sunshine drew me out into my garden with a mug of coffee in hand. Waiting for the drink to cool, I took a wander around the flower beds and saw, with delight, that Spring had finally sprung! I cherished my day in the garden, with the rays of the sun warm upon my face and very much look forward to the days, weeks and months ahead...
With all that said, it was with great relief this morning that bright morning sunshine drew me out into my garden with a mug of coffee in hand. Waiting for the drink to cool, I took a wander around the flower beds and saw, with delight, that Spring had finally sprung! I cherished my day in the garden, with the rays of the sun warm upon my face and very much look forward to the days, weeks and months ahead...
A morning coffee in the garden - one of life's simple pleasures |
Pixie-Led - The End
I have been working hard on this since last August, but this morning I finally completed my 4th novella. I just have to format it now ready for publishing sometime in April.
Crawley ~ an adult faery tale. Promo
March 27, 2019
Lycanthrope
My holidays on the Isle of Skye always inspire me. As I edit the final draft of my 4th novel, the seed for my 5th has now already germinated. The characters in the next book will be a heavy metal band, a photographer, a farming family on the remote Faroe island and a Lycanthrope! I have just written the basic story outline as we head out of Scotland. I have high hopes for this story...
Heading Home Through Glencoe
And so our holiday has come to an end. I had so looked forward to spending another week on Skye and being able to show my children around the place and now it is over. All that is left is just memories and photographs and a few sound recordings [1][2][3][4][5][6] to remember it by.
Heading down to Glenfries now for an overnight stay near the Scottish border, then it will be a sad farewell to my daughter at Birmingham train station so that she can head home to Norwich whilst the rest of us head back to Wales. Anyway, here are my last set of pics of the holiday as we headed back through Glencoe:
Heading down to Glenfries now for an overnight stay near the Scottish border, then it will be a sad farewell to my daughter at Birmingham train station so that she can head home to Norwich whilst the rest of us head back to Wales. Anyway, here are my last set of pics of the holiday as we headed back through Glencoe:
The snow peaks of Glencoe |
Glencoe Mountain Range |
Snowy Glencoe |
Heading home through Glencoe |
Waterfall, Glencoe |
Lovelocks at a Glencoe Waterfall |
Lovelocks at a Glencoe Waterfall |
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