Sunday Selections #652

 

 

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. Halloween is coming up fast.  My country has a low key approach to this celebration (despite the efforts of the big stores to get us to play).  Two houses in my street have put up some half hearted decorations.

However there was an article in the local paper that suggested another house in the suburb was going all out - so of course I had to go and see.

Their theme seemed to be pirates and skeletons - and they had put a HEAP more effort into it than the houses in my street.

The name of the ship was the Buccaneer's Strumpet and I assume this is the strumpet in question.  As well as the decorations we were told this household has prepared 300 bags of lollies for young visitors.  I hope they and their visitors have a wonderful time.

Whether you celebrate Halloween or not, I hope you find things to make you smile this week.

Words for Wednesday 25/10/2023

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.

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:

• barely
• bird
• keep
• simply 
• too
  

And/or

• breath
• calm
• silent
• soon
• wood
  

 

Charlotte (MotherOwl)  has given us Dahlia Yellow 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 #651

 

 

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.  Last week the news in the world, my country and a few personal issues did my head in.  So I turned to the natural world for heartbalm.  Which I received.

 

The kangaroos with collars and/or ear tags are females who have been given contraceptives.  

And of course I wandered round our garden with the camera too.

In other garden news, someone who shall remain nameless but who isn't me or the cats has ordered another 49 !!! sumo lilies. I will be very busy making room for them.

I hope if you need it you find heartbalm as easily as I did this week.