Living near the coast, after growing up an hour and a half away away is unbelievable. Knowing that you can be walking along the sand, listening to the waves in 15 minutes is perfect - even if you leave the house in glorious sunshine and arrive to see the sea fret hasn't yet rolled away and it's freezing !
A good silhouette against the sun is one of my favourite ways to take photos, this one seemed perfect for a magical story with the sand arching through the sky. It also led to me writing my first novel based upon this very picture and story starter - still waiting for a publisher though!
A good silhouette against the sun is one of my favourite ways to take photos, this one seemed perfect for a magical story with the sand arching through the sky. It also led to me writing my first novel based upon this very picture and story starter - still waiting for a publisher though!
I'm always amazed by items of clothing left at the side of the road - has someone really gone home with only one shoe, or one glove and didn't realise? Seeing a glove, coat, or teddy stuck onto a fence or a wall always gives you hope that one day they will be reunited with their owners.
This glove was stuck into the gap in a fence when I was on my way home from town - I'm hoping the owner found it and it wasn't actually there as a sign - other than a hint to get me to write another story starter.
This glove was stuck into the gap in a fence when I was on my way home from town - I'm hoping the owner found it and it wasn't actually there as a sign - other than a hint to get me to write another story starter.
So while we were out for a drive one day, we decided to stop for something to eat at The Northumberland Arms in Felton, near Morpeth. While we were waiting for the food to arrive I spotted these unusual knots in the wood of the table we were sitting at, to me they looked like a polar bear face. A story was born.