Though the Lens
The heat wave was relentless, never had the water buffalo and her calf suffered so. All their favourite mud wallows had dried out, their once soft mud was now as hard as iron. Maya kept her tail swinging, but the…
Behind the lens
Tell me a story daddy. Ok Princess. My story starts with a young water buffalo, a wayward child, who liked to explore banks covered in swaves of lush vegetation. Unfortunately this same bank was home to a Komodo dragon. The…
The architect
Ivy realised that Septimus needed a new focus. Each day he followed her to work and had become a fine mason in his own right. Ivy turned to Lance their gangmaster for help. Now Lance was a gifted businessman and…
The Builders
The abbot had arranged for new stepping stones to be placed allowing the monks to once more cross the river in decency. Once again monks habits no longer had to be hitched up. Now the abbot had arranged for the…
A step to Far
Have you ever wondered about what life was like before bridges arrived. Septimus recalled how his father related rolling up his monks habit to allow him to ford the river each day as he carried building stone back to the…
The Black River
Issy and Storm sat watching the Black River, waiting for Fox to deliver as promised. The river was full of drifting flotsam, a complete tree drifted past, it bare branche’s holding a lone body. Issy crossed herself, Storm wondered what…
Like spindrift
The bond might be broken, but I will remember earth. Humanity may be spread throughout the universe. Spread like spindrift by the catalisum that overtook the blue planet. Our children may be waites and strays, drifting along on cosmic winds.…