Have a relaxing weekend, everyone!

Had an email from a Dawntreader subscribers this week, saying how delighted she was to be in the magazine & thanking me - it was her first published piece at 90 years of age. It's never too late to start! This is why I do it.🥰 @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social #poetrylovers

Two perfectly-formed mags are finding their way to subscribers this morning. Brimming with poetry: packed with good writing. Take yourself away from it all & get one. share.google/e1tS0ARLtyxn... @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social #poetry

Steve has been very busy today arguing with grass. (Don't ask me why, I'm just keeping you guys informed)

golden hazel leaf caught in a moment of flight the trees are thirsty #nature #NaturePhotography #naturelovers #poetry #naturewriters #poetrycommunity #haiku #writerscommunity #notAI #psychogeography #landscape #mapping #mindfulness #noticing #botany #glimmerings  ##bloomscrolling #hazel

Embroidered artwork created by women of the Otomi people of the central Altiplano (Mexican Plateau) region of Mexico #WomensArt

A bit over-awed to be guest-poetting at Verbatim in Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire on Weds 30th July, in The Lab, just up the road from the Poetry Pharmacy. It's spacious & accessible, so if you’re local, come along with a poem to read. Start is 7.30pm; sign up for an open mic slot on the door #poetry

Steve skipped work today to practice his interpretive dance. Steve is trying his best.

So many things to make you press pause and enjoy the gift of a day's walk. @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @jmatkin.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social #indigopoets #kassiopi #avlaki #Corfu

"A collage full of nature 🌱🌷" from Gemma Matthews, contemporary embroidery artist who creates free hand pieces #WomensArt

Annie Soudain, contemporary UK printmaker #WomensArt #June #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Beautiful Corfu Town on a VERY hot day...and what we found there, hiding from the heat. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social @vicpickup.bsky.social @christinehollywood.bsky.social #corfu #indigopoets #heatwave

There are nights when what is before your eyes is more beautiful than all your imaginings; better than thoughts that have kept you sound across a year. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social #kassiopi

The Indigo Office is now closed for our summer break... a longer break this year as 75 epic years have to be celebrated by my poet tomorrow, before I whisk him away to the Ionian Sea. Thank you for holding on emails & letters whilst we're walking with ancients. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social

If you’re a #poet or #poetry lover & don’t know The Dawntreader, published by the excellent @wavelace.bsky.social & @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social you’re missing out. Here’s a link to the @indigodreamspub.bsky.social site where you can buy the latest excellent edition #poetrycommunity #booksky

Ooooo. Just breathe it all in... Join me in their spines, in the soft corners of pages turned by those who came before you. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social #EveryLibraryMatters #IndigoPoets

I have a canopy of bright leaves in my head, waiting to join those that are growing in my breast. My own lilac forest; a naked heart. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social

Here's a baby otter to start your week.

One summery issue of The Dawntreader is sitting up straight with arms folded, ready to be sent on its way over the next few days. Snaffle a copy from us, if you aren't already on the list. I'd love to send you one. indigodreamspublishing.com/magazines @indigodreamspub.bsky.social ##poetrylovers

Available for pre-orders, fresh from our website. Pop your towel on a copy ASAP! It's a standout collection full of earth & flint. indigodreamspublishing.com/adam-horovitz @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social #poetry #poetrylovers

You can't begin to understand how much joy this bag of gorgeousness is giving me. To confess: I am MAD about crochet & its calming tonic. Whilst words wait, the fingers are dancing with wool. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @crochetlady.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social #crochet #crochettherapy

Absolutely thrilled to win 2nd prize in the Indigo Dreams Poetry Prize for my poem ‘Chrism’. Congratulations to winner @poetbex.bsky.social & thank you so much @vickygwriter.bsky.social for your lovely comments about my poem.😊 @ninearches.bsky.social

Congrats to all our rosette-wearing poets who all have some treat money to spend now! We'll be posting the winning poems on our website this week. Enticing you with Judge's comments & listings for now. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social #poetrycompetition #poetry #IndigoPoets

'Fruit Tart' by Kimika Hara, hand embroiderer from Kapan #WomensArt

Steve is excited for the weekend. I, however, suspect shenanigans.

It was a privilege to judge this competition. Many congratulationsto the winners and to the Commended and Highly Commended poets. Thank you to everyone who entered, it was a joy to read your work!

Chilean artist Livia Marin, teapot from the ´Nomad Patterns´ series (2012) #womensart

It's results day. Yep...one day early, just to surprise everybody! Please take a peep on our website to see if you've been named, or won some dosh. #IndigoPoets #poetrycompetition @indigodreamspub.bsky.social

For all you eager beavers... just to say the results will be posted on our website, as advertised, by Friday 30th May. Not long to wait now. Ronnie & I have the envelope ready for the great reveal. We can hear your fingers drumming ... @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social

I found this lovely card in a very bohemian shop in Glastonbury. It sums up my hope for life after Thursday... to laying down NHS & embracing the forest and all its balm for the next season. @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social @indigodreamspub.bsky.social #retirement #twodaysleft

What aches…

Lisa Benson, contemporary printmaker based in Somerset, UK #WomensArt #Sunday

Steve is never ordering from Amazon again! He bought some chicken feed for his chickens and as soon as it came Amazon wanted his feed back!!!

Cinquefoil and Cuckoo Flower up high on Barclye Moor this morning. And cuckoos calling. And orange tip butterflies dancing in and out.

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

My Etsy shop's now open for small & large limited ed'n fine art signed mounted prints & frameable greetings cards of my botanical collections. I design my photos using recent research so that they dial down your fight or flight/stress response just by looking at them: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

I'm recovering from a breakdown at the moment so things have been pretty tough- if you could spare a few moments to RT my post about the prints of my photos in my Etsy shop atm (previous post) it would help to maybe put my shop in front of a few extra eyes. Thankyou so much 🌿

'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary UK artist and printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

After the Khmer Empire declined and Ta Prohm was abandoned, the jungle began to reclaim the temple. Trees, like kapok and strangler figs, started growing from the temple walls and roof, their roots penetrating the stones. The presence of these trees gives Ta Prohm a unique and mystical atmosphere.

Out along the old Bude to Okehampton railway line this morning, with bluebells where the platforms once stood, & female orange-tipped butterflies as easy passengers. Happy Sunday! @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social #bluebells

Pelargonium - love child of blackberry and full fat yoghurt #poetry #poetrycommunity #plants #gardening

In Angkor, "false doors" or "false entrances" served as symbolic thresholds between the worlds of the living and the dead. While appearing as doorways or gates, these structures were not intended for actual passage but rather to represent the boundary between the earthly realm and the afterlife.

Walks in our forest are often full of surprises. Look what happened when we met up with some local wildlife. Please note: no animals or reptiles were hurt during the making of this video, although I was extremely ruffled! @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social #RescueDogs #slowworm

I'm so fortunate to have @indigodreamspub.bsky.social as publishers, they offered the security of a three-book deal, trust my creative instincts, and @wavelace.bsky.social is a superb editor. Thank you @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social and Dawn ! indigodreamspublishing.com/anna-saunders

Closing soon...get those perfect poetry pearls to us licketysplit. Looking forward to passing them on to Vicky Gatehouse who'll be choosing the top of the crop! @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social #poetrycompetition #poetry

Just saying... ..but only from NHS. After 22nd May...poetry, crochet, Kassiopi & coastal paths, I'm all yours! @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social @annestgwilym.bsky.social #crochet #kassiopi #retirement

I rise to the sun even in rain and darkness I am a seeker #nature #NaturePhotography #naturelovers #poetry #naturewriters #poetrycommunity #haiku #writerscommunity #notAI #psychogeography #landscape #mapping #mindfulness #noticing #psychogeography #glimmerings