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Introduction - The Art of Wood Turning I have been very busy the last 18 months with various writing projects, a new relationship 😀 and getting on with the business of turning my passion for creative

Photo by Yadwinder Singh on Unsplash The squirrel breaks bread with early rose winged parakeets, as dawn traffic hums. One of my favorite things to do when visiting new cities is to search for the interplay

Image by David Mark from Pixabay The mountain's breath sinks in sighing troughs and valleys - dew bathes waking leaves. The mountains have a magic and spirit all of their own. It comes as no surprise to

Image by David Mark from Pixabay Suspended in night, plankton stars light the ocean galaxy surface. I once observed the natural phenomenon of bioluminescent seas on a night dive at the Similian islands

Traeth Llanddwyn Beach and Ynys Llanddwyn island On the south coast of the Island of Anglesey in Wales there is a beach which looks out to the mountains of Snowdonia across the bay. This place is a

Photo by Brendan Beale on Unsplash The river dances joyous rain and golden leaves - singing autumn's hymn. Autumn is one of my favorite times of year as it inspires reflection and sings to this introverts

Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay The winter maelstrom wears cliffs down to shale and sand - an ocean hourglass. This is the second post in the final week in my month long challenge to write a haiku

Photo by Jason Long on Unsplash The dandelion sways, seeds glide a summer zephyr - sun-kissed buds burst. Today marks the final week in my month long challenge to write a haiku every day. So far the themes

All pictures taken in 2015 on the Amalfi coast, Italy. The ocean slumbers on Amalfi's wharf pillow - Limoncello dreams. What can I say about Amalfi? It is a place of romance, steeped in the sultry Italian

All pictures taken in 2014, exploring volcanoes on the island of Lanzarote. The volcano smiles moss lips curled in the gale, watching barren plains. There is something visceral about the volcanic landscape

All pictures taken in 2018 at Sintra, Portugal. The mountain castles march Cypress and Cork soldiers, heavy with history. Sintra is a short hop away from Lisbon on the train. A welcome escape from the

The Douro flows west - gulls gossip of sprats and the issues of the day. Travel stirs something in the soul, it is a gateway to unlocking creativity and inspiring the muse. The act of following the changing

Picture taken in 2016, in Tulum, Mexico. The ocean storm sheds Dulce salt-skin from coral shoals - morning seeds the sun. Sometimes travel can be like shedding skin, casting out repeated sounds that echo

Picture taken in 2010, on a jungle trek in Koh Sok national park, Thailand. The jungle exhales carnal shades from leafy maw - the cave a gateway. These jungle treks in Koh Sok national park in Thailand

Picture taken in 2010, on a dive excursion to the Similian Islands, Thailand. Tiny Dory dart in a sandy universe - we climb whale skin rocks. Today marks the start of the third week in my month long challenge

Picture of a keepsake I bought in Warsaw back in 2015 In the coin's bevels the memory of her breath banishes all cold. Keepsakes are a repository for memories which provide a wealth of material for the

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The shutter flickers, a candle flame wavering in the wind of time. The writer's eye is a concept whereby we look at the world through the lens of a writer, searching

Image by Comfreak from Pixabay Yesterday I dreamt - gulls cried in falling sunburst in the frozen bay. Dreams are an amazing source of inspiration for a writer, especially when engaged in the process of

Image by M W from Pixabay The land's limestone bones and winterbourne blood vessels - a giant's graveyard. Mythology bleeds into modern day story telling on many levels. We see this in fantasy with Tolkien's

Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Recycling news over my morning coffee - inspiring the muse. Newspapers and magazines are a great mine for story ideas. To clarify, I don't mean taking a news story

Image by Joseph Ken from Pixabay Dazed by her phone she flows past a rainbow stream of winking poppies. One useful technique for improving your powers of observation, and by association your writing, is