Category Archives: Photos

The Nerve-Wracking Risk of Sharing Our Writing

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

I am way out of my comfort zone. Until I started this blog I had never shared any of my writing publicly, in any shape or form. In reading other blogs I know that I am not the only one … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Life, Grief, Musings, Nature & Wildlife, Photos, Poems, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Family Life, Friendship, hope, Jesus, pain, Photos of Wildlife & Nature, Poetry, Rainbow, risk, sorrow, Sunset, The Norfolk Broads, writing | 8 Comments

A Short Story of Grief As Told In My Garden

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

High Into the Blue. Even though I break and shatter, Even though I cry alone; Even then I know you are with me, Even then I know I am home. How do I heal from this? Is it possible when … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Snippets, Grief, Photos, Poems, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Beauty, English Gardens, Garden Photos, Grief, Healing, love, pain, Photos of Roses, Poem, sorrow, writing | 8 Comments

This Green & Pleasant Land

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

So then, a reprieve. A walk in this beautiful country of mine, this land of soft, spring rain and green, patchwork fields. I take a deep breath and I walk on… And did those feet in ancient time. Walk upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings, Nature & Wildlife, Photos | Tagged Beauty, English Countryside, Green Pastures, Musings, nature, Photos of English Countryside, Poem, Psalms, rain, Walking | 10 Comments

My Cats & My Robin Enjoyed the Sunshine – How About You?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

It is funny how things change in life. From the age of ten, I grew up in a village in rural Suffolk and so spent many-a-day running across fields, walking in the nearby woods, climbing trees and such. Of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, CATalogue, Family Life, Garden Snippets, Photos, Suffolk Tales, Sweet Robin | Tagged Britain, cat photos, cats, Central Coast California, Childhood memories, English Robins, Family Life, Gardening, Home, Homesick, moving house, rain, Robin photos, Sunshine, travel | 16 Comments

Baby, I’m Back!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Well, hello again dear readers! I have returned from my journey across that vast Atlantic sea, safe and sound, climbed back out of a sleepless void commonly known as ‘jet lag’ so that I am now managing to sleep 4 hours straight (yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Friendship, My California, Photos, Uncategorized | Tagged Bittersweet Memories, Central Coast California, Dancing, Family Life, Friendship, Home, joy, laughter, Los Angeles, loss, pain, Photos of California, San Luis Obispo, travel | 10 Comments

Robin Feed Guarantee & A Cute Little Chiffchaff

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Just when you think you’ve got it sorted, buttoned down all the hatches and preempted every foreseeable weather event (as in: Lopped off the trees in the back garden which were getting too tall and knocking against the neighbour’s fence; cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Garden Snippets, Photos, Sweet Robin | Tagged birds, Black Dog, Blessings, Chiffchaff, garden, God, joy, Robin photos, Spring, Summerhouse, Sweet Robin, wildlife, Wind | 3 Comments

A Black Cat Reads the News, Sweet Robin Says Hello & A Happy Yesterday

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Wouldn’t you know it, within minutes of hitting the ‘publish’ button on my ‘Maisy & The Missing Sun’ post yesterday guess who made an appearance? That old sun must have read it and ‘liked’ it, although a comment would have been nice…his general … Continue reading →

Posted in CATalogue, Photos, Sweet Robin | Tagged birds, cats, Eddie, garden, Happy, Photos, robins, sun, Sweet Robin, Things that cats do | 14 Comments

Maisy & The Missing Sun

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Let me tell you a little story about Maisy. She is special. When my daughter was ten years old we took her to our local cat shelter to look for ‘her’ kitten – the kitten we had promised her for … Continue reading →

Posted in CATalogue, Photos | Tagged aquarium, California, cat photos, cat shelter, cats, Children, divorce, England, fish, kittens, loneliness, Maisy, Pet Passport, rain, sun, tears, weather | 12 Comments

Sweet Robin’s Antics & Last of the Snow Photos

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

So, hot on the heals after posting photos of Sweet Robin in the snow (and thank you so much for liking them 🙂 ) here are the last of my photos of the snow. How beautiful it all looked just a few short days … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Garden Snippets, Photos, Sweet Robin | Tagged garden, Photos, snow, Sweet Robin | 3 Comments

Sweet Robin in the Snow

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

It’s a good job that I got back from London when I did as the next day it snowed, and heavily. Snow can be so disruptive, and the left-behind ice on the pavements so difficult, not to mention dangerous, to … Continue reading →