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 River (that's me) and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1. instruction 2. construction 3. obstruction 4. fuel 5. compassion 6. presentation and/or: 1. depression 2. craziness 3. seemed 4. house 5. fountain 6. chariot use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun. My own offering will be on this blog on Friday

  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 overseas bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I occasionally join in as do a few others.   Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to them and have a look.  Elephant's Child may still be on a break. We'll begin today with photos that loaded in the wrong order: a statue I spotted through a garden gate and three views of a totem pole  side two and the top of it, this is standing guard by someone's entrance gate this is the other side of the top section look at what I found inside my celery! slime! I threw those bits out, washed the rest and after tasting, threw out the whole bunch. the base of a bunch of celery looks like a f

  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 (that's me) and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. entice  2. excuse  3. blackbird  4. swaying  5. better  6. mechanical  7. disorder  and/or:  1. peeling  2. clouds  3. scrambled  4. solid  5. curio  6. float  7. fountain Here is my story: (another chapter in the long running saga) Molly heard Terry say "we'll be there as soon as we can" and after he hung up the phone and entered the lounge room, she stopped him with a single raised finger. "Make any ex

  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 (that's me) and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1. entice 2. excuse 3. blackbird 4. swaying 5. better 6. mechanical 7. disorder and/or: 1. peeling 2. clouds  3. scrambled 4. solid 5. curio 6. float 7. fountain use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun. My own offering will be on this blog on Friday.

 I read that one of our politicians, (I don't remember his name) is retiring from politics with an annual pension of $270,000  That's right.  Two hundred and seventy thousand smackeroos every single year for the rest of his life! Do I sound jealous?  you betcha.  Well sort of.  I wouldn't like to have a politicians job, with all the infighting, backlash from the public and never having a moment's peace.  But why the humungous pensions? Why can't they retire on the same age pension rates the rest of us retired minions have to live on? 

  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 overseas bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I occasionally join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to them and have a look. Elephant's Child is currently taking a break, so I won't link to her.   let's begin: I met a magpie wandering around in my garden the caribbean lily bulbs I rescued are growing, not all of them, but three of the original five have survived bird's eye view. Another three I found thrown away in a yard near mine ( I gave them to a neighbour who must have tossed them), also got planted just last weekend and one of them is showing green shoots already, after I expected them

  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 (that's me) and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. a cloud of dust settled around him  2. slapped in the face with a wet fish  3. I bowed my head and wept  4. I didn't know what else to do Here is my story: (another Khoral Kai chapter) The morning after the Ballet in the Park, several villagers were bustling about packing away chairs, Eric was taking down lights and Khoral Kai was discussing costumes with Sonya Harding, while also helping a group of children who were e

  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 (that's me) and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1. a cloud of dust settled around him 2. slapped in the face with a wet fish 3. I bowed my head and wept 4. I didn't know what else to do use any or a few or just one,  just have fun. My own offering will be on this blog on Friday

  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 overseas bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I occasionally join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to them and have a look. Final photos of the Botanic Gardens: white flowers on this palm, possibly a date palm seating under a shady tree near one of the entrances to the gardens big tree, we love you, warts and all Amaryllis again? fallen log left to become habitat for small critters autumn leaf floating in a quiet corner rocky creek bed another wide spread tree I know this flower but can't bring the name to mind This is the rare Wollemi pine which I mistakenly thought was in the previous series of phot

  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 (that's me) and can be found right here This week's words/prompts are:  1. stupefied  2. collector  3. arrange  4. reflections  5. fashion  6. slate  and/or:  1. hesitate  2. adjusted  3. hat  4. segment  5. coffeemaker  6. dessert Here is my story:  (this chapter is a little out of place, I haven't yet found a way to connect it) As we washed up the dishes after our apple pie dessert , we heard even more noises coming from the houseboat. The wind was in the right direction to carry soun

  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 (that's me)  and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1. stupefied 2. collector 3. arrange 4. reflections 5. fashion 6. slate and/or: 1. hesitate 2. adjusted  3. hat 4. segment 5. coffeemaker 6. dessert use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun. My own offering will be on this blog on Friday

  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 overseas bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child ( who is currently taking a break ) and I occasionally join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to them and have a look. Continuing with "no-one's" photos from Adelaide's Botanic Gardens: enlarging this might make it clearer, a willow tree overhanging and reflected in, rippled, sun-dappled water pink "naked ladies" aka Amaryllis at the edge of "Duck Island" Duck Island and a closer view. This man made island is in the lake where turtles also live time for a morning swim I think this is our Wollemi Pine, they are quite rare and thi