Category Archives: Weekly Photo Challenge

Ephemeral: Longleat Safari Park

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Transitory; brief; momentary; passing; cursory; short-lived; fleeting; temporary. All meanings behind the word ‘Ephemeral’. I think of all those times when I’ve attempted to photograph creatures great and small, specifically during a visit, a couple of years ago, to magnificent … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Family Life, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Animals, birds, daily post, Ephemeral, Longleat Safari Park, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge | 86 Comments

Walls, True Confessions and Last of the B/W Challenge

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

The first house I lived in had a beautiful, brick wall running along one side of the back garden, and I have wanted a garden wall of my own ever since. The story of Peter Rabbit’s narrow escape from Mr … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Childhood Memories, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Black and White 5 Day Photo Challenge, Childhood memories, Crete, Family Life, Peter Rabbit, Photos of Walls, postaday, Ruins, Stealing, The Secret Garden, True Confessions, Weekly Photo Challenge | 105 Comments

Feeling Good

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

A second chance. A new dawn. A new day. This is the prompt for Charli’s flash fiction challenge in 99 words, no more, no less (with the accompanying photograph in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge, ‘Rule of Thirds’): Feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Bokeh, Daily Prompt, Flash fiction, music, Photography, postaday, Romance, Rule of Thirds, Weekly Photo Challenge | 81 Comments

Virginia Woolf’s Round House and Lewes Priory

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Some of you may remember my enthusiasm for the delightful English town of Lewes in Sussex as shared in my posts Historical Lewes and A Walk In Lewes. For those of you who love all things Tudor, you can view … Continue reading →

Posted in HIstory, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged England, HIstory, Lewes, Monasteries, Photos of Ruins, postaday, Romance, Scale, Tudor History, Valentine's Day, Virginia Woolf, Virginia Woolf's Round House, Weekly Photo Challenge | 111 Comments

Sweet Serenity

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

A new day opens like a blue-front door and a deep-blue sea of escape beckons. Whispering through the sharp grass; brushing past the blasted sand; this light hour lifts you out of your dark slumber and carries you in its … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Anxiety, Asperger's Syndrome, Crete, hope, Light, Photos of Sunset, Photos of the sea, Poem, Poetry, postaday, Serenity, Weekly Photo Challenge | 124 Comments

What Lies In The Shadows

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Has the world gone completely mad? Bombarded with what seems like a constant drip-feed of violence, terror, and fear in the news, I was surprised to come across an article about two sets of neighbours, both in their eighties, warring … Continue reading →

Posted in CATalogue, Creative Writing, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Creative writing, Daily Prompt, England, forgiveness, Lewes, Lyme Regis, Neighbors, Photo of cat, postaday, Ruins, Shadows, Weeky Photo Challenge | 118 Comments

Of Angels, Christmas Tree Festivals And A Flash Fiction

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Every year for one week in December, Cheap Street Church in the quaint English market town of Sherborne, Dorset, holds a Christmas Tree Festival. Each tree is decorated by a charity or local club. This is what greets you upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Angels, Christmas tree, Church, Crafts, Daily Prompt, Flash fiction, Food Bank, Knitting, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge | 108 Comments

A Blue Coat For Christmas: Gone, But Not Forgotten

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

One Christmas morning while staying with my dad and his new wife, I couldn’t believe my eyes as I tore open the wrapping paper. There it was, my heart’s desire, the most wonderful gift I could ever have hoped for … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Memoirs, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged 1970s, Brighton Pier, Childhood memories, Christmas, Clothes, Daily Prompt, Family Memoirs, Fashion, Memoir, Parents, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge | 120 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Converge

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Lines and shadows, every pastel-painted wooden hut evenly spaced, all converge as they blend away into the distance. Beach Huts and Shadows Memorial Benches line the grassy slope overlooking the sea, in peaceful solitude. A gathering of beach huts converge … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Beach Huts, Converge, Daily Prompt, Light, Ocean, Paths, postaday, Seaside, Shadow, Weekly Photo Challenge | 68 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Refraction

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

The theme for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Refraction’. Over at the Daily Post, Kevin asks: ‘For this photo challenge, show us what “refraction” means to you. It could be an image taken in a reflective surface, it could … Continue reading →