Words for Wednesay 6/11/2024

 

This meme was started by Delores a long time ago.  Computer issues led her to bow out for a while.  The meme was too much fun to let go, and now Words for Wednesday is provided by a number of people and has become a movable feast. 

Essentially the aim is to encourage us to write.  Each week we are given a choice of prompts: which can be words, phrases, music or an image.   What we do with those prompts is up to us:  a short story, prose, a song, a poem, or treating them with ignore...  We can use some or all of the prompts, and mixing and matching is encouraged.

Some of us put our creation in comments on the post, and others post on their own blog.  I would really like it if as many people as possible joined into this fun meme, which includes cheering on the other participants.  If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.

Huge thanks to  Sean Jeating for providing the prompts last month. The prompts will be here again this month and are provided by  Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

This week's prompts are:

• Parachute
• Reindeer
• Shark
• Clay
• Ruins

 

And/Or

 

 

• Telescope
• Totem Pole
• Black
• Severed
• Surf

Charlotte (MotherOwl)  has given us Pearl Opal Green as the colour of the month.  If you can also incorporate it into your stories she (and I) will be grateful.

Have fun.

In related news.  This year is rapidly drawing to a close and I am seeking people who are happy to provide the prompts (either here or on your own blog) next year.  If you are able to do so, please let me know in the comments, stating which month suits and whether you will post here or on your own blog.  I hope to be able to post next year's schedule some time next month. 

 

Sunday Selections #799

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Sorry I still haven't succeeded in working out how to do a blog hop. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen. 

I usually run with a theme.  I promised to take you to my city's newest statue today.  I lied.  I do have photos of it but will not post them until next week.

I know I have said on several blogs that we don't really do Halloween here (despite the stores attempting to get us to play).  I went in to do my usual shift at Lifeline on Halloween Day - and was greeted by lots of decorations.  The staff go to great lengths to give us treats, show us we are appreciated and inject a little fun into what can be gruelling shifts.  They were there from 6am until midnight and some of them were dressed for the occasion too.

It was unexpected but we were all smiling.  And well fed.

The offerings in my own street were much more meagre.

No-one came knocking at our doors either.

However you celebrate (or don't) Halloween I hope you had a pleasant week - and some fun.

 

Words for Wednesday 30/10/2024

This meme was started by Delores a long time ago.  Computer issues led her to bow out for a while.  The meme was too much fun to let go, and now Words for Wednesday is provided by a number of people and has become a movable feast. 

Essentially the aim is to encourage us to write.  Each week we are given a choice of prompts: which can be words, phrases, music or an image.   What we do with those prompts is up to us:  a short story, prose, a song, a poem, or treating them with ignore...  We can use some or all of the prompts, and mixing and matching is encouraged.

Some of us put our creation in comments on the post, and others post on their own blog.  I would really like it if as many people as possible joined into this fun meme, which includes cheering on the other participants.  If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.

Huge thanks to  River for providing the prompts last month. The prompts will be here again this month and are provided by  Sean Jeating.

This week's prompts are:

• church, 
• hazel, 
• hollow,
•  red, 
• whirlpool

and/or

 

• cave, 
• Mary, 
• near, 
• rapid, 
• white

 

Charlotte (MotherOwl)  has given us Pebble Grey as the colour of the month.  If you can also incorporate it into your stories she (and I) will be grateful.

Have fun.

 

 

Sunday Selections #798

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Sorry I still haven't succeeded in working out how to do a blog hop. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

I usually run with a theme.This week is a bit same old.  Sorry about that.

Starting with Charlotte (MotherOwl)'s colour of the month which is pebble grey.  As a young thing my father often told me I was a clumsy klutz.  He was right then and he is right now.  FOUR weeks ago (to the day) I tripped over my shoes (which I had taken off and not put away) and fell hard.  The bruise and the swelling are finally starting to go down and I think that some of the bruise qualifies as pebble grey.  

 And then to much prettier things.

The orchids I have shown you before continue to thrive.

However there are other orchids starting to flower as well.  I planted a few of them several years ago and much to my delight they are spreading.  And spreading.

There are multi-coloured iris coming out too.

I am going to finish off with some skyscapes - from the opposite end to the day to the ones I usually show.

I hope your week is fall free and packed with beauty.  Next week I hope to take you to and inside a new sculpture that has recently been installed in my city.