Tag Archives: English Countryside

Window On A Train

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

I gaze through the train window looking for my fox, but so far, it is nowhere to be seen. I put down my book, wanting only to soak up the beauty of the English countryside as it zooms past my … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged English Countryside, Escape, Fathers & Daughters, fear, Fox, Memoir, Memoir Writing, Nature & Wildlife, Rapeseed Fields, Red Fox, Train Journey, travel | 125 Comments

Write Dance Believe

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Before I dared to call myself a writer, before I could ever imagine seeing even a single word of mine in print, before I knew what a blog was, I read this: ‘When your life’s seasons, assignments or relationships change, … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, My California, Nature & Wildlife, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged 3 Day 3 Quotes Challenge, 99 Word Flash Fiction, California, English Countryside, English Robin, Friendship, Garden Challenge, Inspiration, Nature & Wildlife, Seasons, Weekly Photo Challenge | 120 Comments

In The Presence Of A Hedgehog

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

George Washington Carver was an African-American botanist born into slavery somewhere around 1864 (the exact date of his birth is unknown). He went on to receive many honours for his work, which ultimately helped teach poor, farming families how to … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Childhood Memories, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged Beatrix Potter, Devon, English Countryside, Fairies, George Washington Carver, Hedgehogs, Mrs Tiggywinkle, Nature & Wildlife, Squirrels, travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | 78 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: English Bluebells of Spring

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Home-Thoughts, From Abroad ‘Oh to be in England Now that April’s there And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, White the Chaffinch … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature & Wildlife, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged English Countryside, photographs of bluebells, Poem, Poetry, postaday, Robert Browning, The Woodland Trust, Weekly Photo Challenge | 70 Comments

A Storm, Stourhead and a Faraday Cage

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

“Let’s escape!” I said to Hubby on Sunday afternoon. “I’ve got to get out of the house and breathe in some release from this October air.” “I know just the place!” he replied and off we went. One hour later, … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Musings, Nature & Wildlife, Photos | Tagged Autumn, Childhood memories, Church, conkers, England, English Countryside, Family Life, Faraday cage, Greek Mythology, husbands, lightening, Musings, National Trust, nature, October, Picnic, Stourhead, Thunderstorms, Walking, wildlife | 47 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 →