Falconry in the Wind

“Why don’t you take your birds to shows?” she asked me. Falconry is actually not displaying birds at shows. The obvious problem with falconry as a display is that these birds are trained to chase down and kill small things, often other birds. So, if James was actually to fly his best bird the firstContinue reading “Falconry in the Wind”

Hartlebury Castle (The Bishop’s Palace)

The land that Hartlebury Castle sits on was granted to the Bishop of Worcester by King Burghred in the late 9th century, although the foundations of the building that now stands here are believed to date back to the 13th century.  Since the 12th century, it has been a centre of ecclesiastical and administrative powerContinue reading “Hartlebury Castle (The Bishop’s Palace)”

Poems from writing retreat

I come from I come from ‘kiddy’ like From angel named and dad’s girl From ‘Ser Bear’ can have what she wanted. I come from Mums are so sensible From the smell of Jeyes’ Fluid and Tea Tree oil From dentist visits and “clean up please.” I come from having a silver cross and myContinue reading “Poems from writing retreat”