Sunday Selections #631

 

 

 

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. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

I usually run with a theme. A couple of weeks ago someone asked whether my city has a lot of public art or whether I sought it out.  The answer is both. While I much prefer more natural surroundings I am grateful that my city has a lot of public art. I don't like all of it, I don't understand all of it, but I am grateful that it is there. I think it reduces the impersonal air that so many cities have, and adds colour and life.

As I so often say, come walk with me. Other than the early photos (which were taken on my way in) all of these were taken within a couple of blocks close to my volunteer work. I didn't photograph all the art in those few blocks either.

This is two sides of Longitude by Matthew Harding which recognises the physical and emotional separation experienced by service personnel and their families. 

The next one Ebb and Flow is also by Matthew Harding and is very different.

This is a salute and recognition of our First Peoples.

The dingoes (and some more) have been in this spot for as long as I can remember.  Sadly the area is being renovated and I cannot at the moment find where the artist's details are recorded.

The merry go round has also been there for a very long time. Even on a chilly day there were people riding it.

I hope you find colour, beauty and life in your week too.

Words For Wednesday 31/5/2023

 

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.  And huge thanks to those of you who come back, sometimes time after time to cheer other contributors on.

 

The prompts will be here this month, but they are being provided by David M. Gascoigne. An additional prompt from Charlotte (MotherOwl) is to include May Green in your take on the prompts.

 

This week's prompts are:

 

• Lions
• Resources
• Choice
• Course
• Systematically
• Predator

and/or

• Occasionally
• Firestorm
• Land
• Sight
• Reproducing
• Humans

 

This is David's last week of prompts and I thank him for challenging us all. Next month the prompts will be here too, but they are being provided by Hilary Melton-Butcher

 

Have fun.

 

Sunday Selections #630

 

 

 

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. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

I usually run with a theme. This week is again a bit of a hotch potch. Starting, as I so often do with photos at sunrise.

These trees were less than half an inch away on the horizon (if that makes sense) but were not showing any colour.

Looking in the opposite direction down the valley there was just a soft pink glow.

 

Next I am going to pinch an idea from River at Drifting through life and show some of our garden ornaments.

 This is a solar powered mini fountain. If the day has been bright, it lights up at night until its charge is exhausted.

This is, I think, an old whale bone.  It was my father's and after he died I took it as a memento - despite the ambivalence I feel about what it is made from.

Some of you will remember that a ginger interloper used to visit - and that Jazz loathed it. The ginger family has expanded. There are now three ginger cats and this ginger and white boy.  They all visit and Batty and Odie watch them intensely.

Yesterday I had a totally unexpected and delightful treat.  Kylie, whose blog I have followed for a very long time,  was in the vicinity of my city for the weekend and suggested a blogger's meet up.  My chicken hearted self was a bit anxious, but it was lovely. Thank you Kylie.

I hope you all have a week filled with treats too.