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. frozen 2. calendar 3. dollop 4. crazy 5. Bazzar 6. bizarre  and/or:  1. belt 2. boomerang 3. gallon 4. running 5. newspaper 6. cakes also including Charlotte's colour of the month Antique Pink Here is my story: “She’s here! She’s here!” cried Frankie as the taxi stopped by the garden gate. “Mum! Aunt Paula is here!” “I see that,” said Marie, pulling Frankie away from the front window and opening the front door t...

  They get told to clear all paths, for easier access when Police or Ambulance officials need to get into homes.  So: I took this photo about two weeks ago, by Monday 24th it had twice as many blooms Tuesday morning the "gardeners" did this: Hacked off by a hedge trimmer and all cuttings removed along with the lawn trimmings.   😢 In the past I have asked them not to do this as nobody uses that small path to my steps instead using the longer sloping path between the two lawn areas. I guess they forgot this time.

  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. frozen 2. dollop 3. crazy 4. Bazzar 5. bizarre 6. belt  and/or:   1. boomerang 2. gallon 3. running 4. newspaper 5. calendar 6. cakes Also please try to include Charlotte's colour of the month which is Antique pink   for September use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun. My story will appear 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 other bloggers care to join us. Please, feel free. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look.  Roaming around the grounds here: this face on a broken piece of terracotta was once a pot I think, a neighbour has displayed it here in her wall hanging along with a tiny bird nest, woven so carefully and beautifully with all kinds of materials, on the lower left you can see a thin strip of green plastic under the wall hanging is a pot with a beautiful piece of driftwood in it and here is the full wall hanging, I really must get one of these for myself, I lo...

  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:  "that's not a good idea" "I know but it's the best bad idea I've got"  and/or:  1. fire 2. time 3. rose 4. coins 5. peanut butter 6. shouting Also including Charlotte's colour of the month Antique Rose   Here is my story: A loud crash followed by the shouting of some rather inventive words had Sharon racing into the kitchen. Ben stood surrounded by broken glass and an oozing river of pret...

 The Advertiser Adelaide South Australia 20 September 2023 "Australia ignores the alarm bell that even woke Canada" (article by Kevin You copied here as written) "You know there is a problem when even the most woke, left-wing government in the western world is considering capping its student migration to fix housing shortfalls. Canada's Housing Minister Sean Fraser recently said that a cap on the number of foreign students to alleviate housing pressure "is one of the options we ought to consider." Fraser went on to note that "we've got temporary immigration programs that were never designed to see such explosive growth in such a short period of time." But don't expect such refreshing, and unexpected, honesty to make its way to Canberra any time soon. New official figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirmed Australia is in the middle of the most rapid expansion in our migration numbers on record.  In the first seven mo...

  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. "that's not a good idea." "I know, but it's the best bad idea I've got."  and/or:  1. fire 2. rose 3. time 4. coins 5 peanut butter 6. shouting Also try to use Charlotte's colour of the month which is Antique Pink for September use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun.

 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. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. in my garden the "black" pelargonimus are blooming again when I first planted the cuttings many years ago the flowers were more truly black but they have lightened over time, I think from cross-pollination with a lighter variety at the other end of the garden. the flowers on the jades (Crassula) have all browned and died, I will leave them to fall naturally blossoms on the ornamental trees have me sniffling and sneezing but not so badly as in previous years. clivias are blooming aga...

  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. threadbare 2. season 3. disconnected 4. everybody 5. unusually 6. mysteriously  and/or:  1. excruciating 2. public 3. safe 4. gained 5. roof 6. lucky Also including Charlotte's colour of the month, antique pink. Here is my story: A public meeting had been called and Khoral Kai was to address the people gathered under the newly finished roof of the Town Hall. As soon as everybody was seated he tapped the mic...

  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 right here This week's words/prompts are:  1. threadbare 2. season 3. disconnected 4. everybody 5. unusually 6. mysteriously  and/or:  1. excrutiating 2. public 3. safe 4. gained 5 roof 6. lucky use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun. Also try to include Charlotte's colour of the month if you can, it is Antique Pink for September. my own story/entry 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 other bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. reading this, while eating this: cheese, cucumber, red onion, black olives and garlic aioli sandwich. at Fullarton Park new plantings are protected with green plastic sleeves, near the hollow logs. deeper in the park a splash of bright yellow wattle enlarging this should help you read the words about the following Aboriginal Art tree painting, more correctly Indigenous Art. I think it is beautiful I took photos from several angles It looks different with the lights and shadows in dif...