The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,500 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 42 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … More 2014 in review
Winter Sleep Winter’s chill creeps and the urge to sleep engulfs nature’s domain, with earthen blankets overlaid with the softest of white coverlets concealing dormant heads, as life retreats from frosty air to await the sun’s return.
Fisherman’s Blues Away from everyday concerns, from civilisation’s stress filled existence, gaze out over sun caressed waters, and let the current erode all cares. Today’s picture is a painting (acrylic on canvas, 20″x 20″) which I painted for my brother’s Christmas present. He has always loved fishing and can spend hours on end down by … More Fisherman’s Blues
Midwinter Child As winter strengthens its hold on the land, the light of the sun fades into oblivion’s void, endless night draining joy from the world. Hear the solstice bells chime as pale rays glimmer in a cloud-laden sky, a midwinter child, new-born, cradled in the Mother’s arms, a bearer of hope for future life. … More Midwinter Child
Celebrate Illuminate the midwinter lights, ward off the fears, the demons hidden in shadow, threatening beyond the door. Festoon the house with evergreen, an undying promise of the sun’s rebirth, of life’s return, with the turning of the wheel. Sing out with festive melodies, rejoice in jubilant refrains that spread joy amidst hearts chilled by long … More Celebrate
A very big “Thank you!” to Sky Blue Daze for nominating my blog for the Liebster Award. Its really great to know there are people out there who appreciate it. I’ve been asked to answer eleven questions about myself and to nominate eleven blogs that I think are wonderful too. 1.) Why did you decide … More Liebster Award
Tumbling Your pen is poised, mind teetering, balancing precariously upon the edge. You release your hold and tumble, like water over the fall, words burbling in random dissarray from your mind, through your pen, to your page. For many years I have suffered from writer’s block. This blog and the poems and children’s stories that I … More Tumbling
Christmas Market Excitement frissons upon the air, heightened by mingled scents of seasonal fare, aromatic spices and savoury smells infusing an anticipatory atmosphere as winter revelries commence. Joyous laughter from young and old echoes through hearts numbed by the chill of dark days, connecting self with society, with life and future hope as the past … More Christmas Market
Dash Racing through childhood’s wild garden, free of cares, free of worries, impatient to reach a time when the wilderness of the adult world can be explored. Don’t run too fast. Don’t run too far. The brave new world you seek to inhabit is populated by dangers uncounted. Plot the path with care to find … More Dash
Shine Gather up the fallen, all those discarded in the wake of passage. Judged unworthy of pride of place, they are the unwanted, the unloved. Grant them their moment to shine. When I was looking through the photography 101 pictures for my favourites for the Weekend 4 gallery I realised I had quite a few photos … More Photography 101 Gallery 2
Show Parade in happy fulfilment the fruits of labour, cherry-picked from a host of entries as your own best in show. I’ve had such an enjoyable time over the month of Photography 101 that I couldn’t resist putting up a post for weekend 4, even though its no longer actually the weekend. Unfortunately I’ve been … More Photography 101 Gallery
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