Sunday Selections #797

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 havn'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. Last week was mostly a grey week.  We had rain predicted for most days.  Sometimes lots of rain.  Sadly (because we need the rain) the weather boffins were strangers to the truth.  On Thursday we were predicted to get 10 mm of rain.  Not a drop fell.  On Friday the prediction was 20-40mm of rain.  We got six.  Sigh.

However on Wednesday we had a delightful sunrise.  I am going to show you a number of shots showing how different it looked to the east and the west.

Starting with a pebble grey day for Charlotte (MotherOwl) for whom pebble grey is the colour of the month.

Then to the sunrise.

I do love sunrise - it is one of my favourite times of day.  I hope (as I always do) that you find beauty in your week.

Words for Wednesday 16/10/2024

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:

• consider, 
• rather,
• superstitious,
• paraskevidekatriaphobia, 
• table
  

and/or

 

• bigots, 
• different, 
• gender, 
• hyperbolise, 
• teeth,

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 #796

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 havn'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 I am being a little more random.  A little.  And there will be less photos.

On my way to physio last week (a regular torture session) I saw something I have seen in ages.  Sky writing/sign writing.

I think the signwriter was an amateur.  This was as we saw it.

Flipped the message is more readable.

I hope that Rene (I think it is Rene) saw and appreciated it.  It didn't last long.

Now I am going to revert to type and feature some of what is blooming (apart from the weeds) in our garden this week. Speaking of weeds, when it is light I am going into the garden to weed and weed some more.

Here are some of the things I won't be ripping out.

 

 This last photo of the blue plant is not good but if you embiggen you will see a jewelled flying thing (I am not sure whether it is a fly or a type of bee) hovering above it.  I know I said there would be less photos but there are still quite a few.  Oops.

I hope your week is beautiful - and productive.  I am hoping to eliminate several bags of weeds this morning.

 

Words for Wednesday 9/10/2024

 

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:

• desert, 
• dream, 
• machos, 
• planet, 
• treatment,
  

  
  
  

 

and/or

 

• bags,
•  behind, 
•  four, 
• infinity, 
• walk

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.