Drifting through life

 The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by ME and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1.pudding  2.letters  3.calculations  4.laundry  5.candlesticks  6.system My own story will hopefully appear on this blog on Friday 25th

 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. spotted this sign outside a building while waiting for a bus and wondered what "Sandfire" is, then forgot all about it until loading the image just now.  a car being winched onto a truck and taken away, looks like a decent car, but what you see is the only bit left that isn't completely wrecked. I have no idea who, where, how, but I am glad to see it go, it sat there for quite a while. the Indian Hawthorn bushes are bloo...

  The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by River and can be found here Charlotte's  colour of the month is Vivid Tangerine This week's words/prompts is a shorter list than usual: 1.  extravagant  2. koala  3. plane  4. charged   5. potatoes   6. alone Here is my story: Once we were all safely on the bus, our Activity Director, Sally Walton, introduced her new assistant, Doug Smith. Alan Miller, who always thinks he is funny, but often isn't, asked why we needed two activity people since there were ...

 The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by ME and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1.extravagant  2.koala  3.plane  4.charged  5.potatoes  6.alone My own story will hopefully appear on this blog on Friday 18th

 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. Just a few of the mourning doves that sit on the power lines a clearer image, they sit and wait for my upstairs neighbour to throw down a handful of oats. At last count there were over four dozen (and one small sparrow) all pecking around on the grass out there.  I walked around the driveway to visit a different neighbour and saw this young kookaburra on the railing of her neighbour, at first I thought it was a fake bir...

 for any with mistakes that need editing (ie-reprinting), I found this and think it deserves a reprint: "books. reading. writing. the words are on the pages, visual, tactile. descriptions, emotions, dramas, happiness, passion. sublime blissfulness; plummeting into despair. the wanting, the needing of a certain someone, without whom you will be forever empty. actions taken; roads not travelled. stories woven into tales of unexpected happenings. each open to personal interpretation. new beginnings, sad endings, happy endings. confrontations, welcomed or not. challenging adversities; drifting on seas of contentment, gazing into the eyes of a newborn. days, nights, or both, when that newborn will cry as if heartbroken and you won't know why, your own eyes will spill with tears, your own heart will break, until finally you both sleep; the deep sleep of exhaustion from wich both of you will wake refreshed and ready to start again. there are words of lives lived; real or imagined? fi...