Wednesday's Words on a Friday

 

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 Sean Jeating and can be found here

This week's words/prompts are: 

1. desert 2. dream 3. machos 4. planet 5. treatment 

and/or: 

1. bags 2. behind 3. four 4. infinity 5. walk

Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: pebble grey

Here is my story:

I’d been to the Dentist and after leaving behind virtual bags of money for a forty minute treatment I was on my way home. Walking of course, since I lived close by and could certainly use some exercise after slothing for several years since retirement.

I sometimes felt my backside must be almost as big as the planet, and that just won’t do! Walk, walk, walk. Summer is on its way, so much of my walking will be done on local beaches, where the sand stretches from here to infinity, much like a desert, soft and white but closer to pebble grey down by the water. At least there is water to dip into should I get too hot, unlike a real desert.

I still wish I lived near the beach as I used to, but that’s an unattainable dream these days. Waterfront housing costs as much as a princess’s wedding! Instead it’s a four section trip on public transport: bus, then train, walk on the beach, then train and bus again to get back home.