Drifting through life

  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 their blogs and have a look. Andrew is currently off on a nice long holiday so probably won't be joining us for a few weeks. Here in Adelaide the weather is decidedly cooler now, so the bears and monkeys are putting on warmer clothing, Cookie Bear has a striped scarf and L'il Hector has a fleecy wrap. What is that big blue book behind them? it's my 51 years old Times Atlas of the World, purchased in 1972 along with a set of encyclopedias which my younger son now has. This book was falling apar...

  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 T. Powell Coltrin and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. edge 2. chair 3. blanket 4. hypothermia 5. fire  and/or:  1. exile 2. ranch 3. mutual 4. agenda 5. dress Here is my story:  “You didn’t follow the agenda Pam,” he said tearfully.” “You can stuff your agenda, Mark,” said Pam, “and cut off those crocodile tears too. I read it more fully and there is no mutual benefit here. Everything is arranged for your own benefit. You’re just like that selfish nerd on TV...

 Celtic Thunder Heritage A Place in the Choir I hope it plays

 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 their blogs and have a look. "no-one" spotted this Happy Easter chalk drawing near her bus stop autumn leaves are falling here now landing on the jade (crassula) getting caught between the leaves covering the philodendron leaves filling the cups of the aeoniums, I'll soon be sweeping up bucketfuls to dump into the garden as mulch. the jades are all showing dozens of flower buds here's a close-up where you can see the pink tips of the starry flowers to come both pots of swedish ivy (as I ...

  My grand daughter and her partner visited from interstate so I could meet my great grandson.  He is seven weeks old tomorrow and I held him for so long I can still feel him.  My mind is swimming in new baby bliss.

  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 and T. Powell Coltrin can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. artificial 2. sector 3. insect 4.lawlessness 5. midnight  and/or:  1. Wednesday 2. complaint 3. lake 4. biker 5. moon Here is my story: It was a Wednesday when the lawlessness erupted just before midnight. A crowd of noisy drunks spilled out of the Dusty Miner Pub chasing after the lone biker who had dared to show his face in a place where bikers were not welcome. He hadn't known this, being new to the area and ...

  and bawl their eyes out? "it's a small price to pay" 😢😢😢 I'm going to stay away from those blogs.

 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 their blogs and have a look. Back to the flowers again: in the neighbour-on-the-corner kerb garden are these purple flowers, I have no idea what they are but they also come in white bright orange flowers from a bulb, also unknown to me they grow in a circle, last year there were only five, this year seven bright yellow coreopsis, my own didn't flower, the cockatoos nipped off the buds Queen Anne's Lace I think and a close-up of the flower heads my favourite yellow rose, she has other roses in pi...