Skip to content

Maria Donovan

facts and fiction

  • Home
  • About
  • Books
  • Blog
    • Festivals
    • Reviews
    • This Writing Life
    • Time
    • Nature
  • Contact
  • Friday Flash
  • The Chicken Soup Murder

Tag: Time

A Solstice to remember

June 24, 2022

A baker’s dozen of local photos from the March Equinox to the June Solstice 2022

Continue reading “A Solstice to remember”

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
10 Comments A Solstice to remember

Winter into Spring

March 25, 2022

Snapshots of the Moon and Dorset with snippets from the diary at what turns out to be a difficult time.

Continue reading “Winter into Spring”

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
8 Comments Winter into Spring
13 March 2019 Rainbow and Magnolia

Year of the Giant 2019

January 1, 2020

The changing face of the Allington Giant. Looking back over the past year is also a way of looking forward.

Continue reading “Year of the Giant 2019”

Like this:

Like Loading...
14 Comments Year of the Giant 2019
The Moon dropping into the eye socket of the sleeping giant on Allington Hill

Eye of the Giant

December 14, 2019

Friday the 13th of December 2019. Early morning. I wasn’t in a hurry to turn on the radio to hear the election results.

Continue reading “Eye of the Giant”

Like this:

Like Loading...
10 Comments Eye of the Giant

Primroses for Mum

March 30, 2019

Primroses, primroses, jump into the pot
We’ll take you with us to the new garden
Where we hope you will be happy

Continue reading “Primroses for Mum”

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
18 Comments Primroses for Mum

Mid-March WordlessWednesday #2

March 13, 2019

Magnificent Magnolia #Wordless Wednesday.

Continue reading “Mid-March WordlessWednesday #2”

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
8 Comments Mid-March WordlessWednesday #2

October – when did eight become ten?

October 26, 2018

October, now familiar as the tenth month – derives its name from its position as month eight in the ancient Roman calendar. Continue reading “October – when did eight become ten?”

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
3 Comments October – when did eight become ten?
Damson Heart

September – The Seventh Month

September 23, 2018

The ninth month in the Gregorian calendar is remarkable for being linked to the number seven. Continue reading “September – The Seventh Month”

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
5 Comments September – The Seventh Month
A Dahlia in Bridport 28 August 2018

What do I think I know about … August?

August 29, 2018

1.  August was named in honour of the Emperor Augustus. Continue reading “What do I think I know about … August?”

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
5 Comments What do I think I know about … August?
Gaius Julius Caesar (sort of)

July – the month of Julius

July 27, 2018

Julius Caesar was born in the month of Quintilis. It was renamed in his honour just before he was murdered.   Continue reading “July – the month of Julius”

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
4 Comments July – the month of Julius

Posts navigation

Older posts

Archives

Categories

Follow Maria Donovan on WordPress.com

Social

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Social

  • View mariadonovanwri’s profile on Facebook
  • View mariadonovanwri’s profile on Twitter
  • View mariadonovanwri’s profile on Instagram
  • View maria-donovan-2616a991’s profile on LinkedIn

RSS Feed

Follow Maria Donovan on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 471 other followers

Watched Blogs that sometimes boil

  • Write Into Life
  • Cee's Photo Challenges
  • XingfuMama
  • eklastic
  • Wildonline.blog
  • Maphead's Book Blog
  • priorhouse blog
  • Calmgrove
  • Alexis Paige, Author
  • Which me am I today?
  • Blog Femme & Infos
  • Josephine Corcoran
  • We Dwalen Af
  • Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings
  • Dave Astor on Literature
  • Academy of the Heart And Mind
  • Ninette Hartley Writer
  • nancy merrill photography
  • bushboys world
  • bumbleandme

Tweet tweet

My Tweets
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Write Into Life

Rachel McAlpine writes, blogs, draws and podcasts here

Cee's Photo Challenges

Teaching the art of composition for photography.

XingfuMama

Exploring my world with pictures and words.

eklastic

Refugees welcome - Flüchtlinge willkommen I am teaching German to refugees. Ich unterrichte geflüchtete Menschen in der deutschen Sprache. I am writing this blog in English and German because my friends speak English and German. Ich schreibe auf Deutsch und Englisch, weil meine Freunde Deutsch und Englisch sprechen.

Wildonline.blog

British Wildlife & Photography

Maphead's Book Blog

Pillaging the public library so you don't have to.

priorhouse blog

Photos, art - and a little bit of LIT.

Calmgrove

Exploring the world of ideas through books

Alexis Paige, Author

The Online Home of Writer Alexis Paige

Which me am I today?

One person's experience of living with dementia

Blog Femme & Infos

Anita Blogue

Josephine Corcoran

never knowingly without a pen

We Dwalen Af

We Dwalen Af gaat over - ja, wat eigenlijk precies? De dingen in het leven. Of beter gezegd de dwalingen in het leven. Van Michiel Huisman tot de Spice Girls. Van ongemakkelijk zijn tot heerlijk eten.

Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings

"Vivre le livre!"

Dave Astor on Literature

Short essays about novels and other fictional works

Academy of the Heart And Mind

Welcome to a world of emerging writers.

Ninette Hartley Writer

Author Website, Book News and Blog

nancy merrill photography

capturing memories one moment at a time

bushboys world

Photos of my world and other stuff I hope you will enjoy too. Photos taken with Canon PowershotSX70HS Photos can be purchased.

bumbleandme

The Welsh Smallholding Adventure

  • Follow Following
    • Maria Donovan
    • Join 471 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Maria Donovan
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: