Sunday Selections #781

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 a bit same old, same old.  I am an early riser and at my best, such as it is, in the early morning.  Our currently frosty early mornings.  I know that many of you are struggling in oppressive heat and hope these cool weather photos cool you down.

They haven't been hard frosts - it is nowhere near cold enough to freeze bubbles, but the frosts are definitely a happening thing.

I mentioned last week that there is always something in bloom.  The following cymbidium orchid blooming on my veranda surprised me - but it is welcome anyway.

In a week or two I hope to post photos from a much more exciting excursion.

Have a wonderful week.

 

Words for Wednesday 26/6/2024

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

 

Huge thanks to David M. Gascoigne for providing the prompts last month. The prompts will be here again this month and are provided by Hilary Melton-Butcher . 

 

An additional prompt from Charlotte (MotherOwl) is to include Signal Green in your take on the prompts.

 

This week's prompts are:

 

1. Banal
2. Bows
3. Canyon
4. Dough
5. Observant
   

 

And/or

 

1. Fulminating
2. Beady 
3. Margarine
4. Suit
5. Brazen
   

 

 Have fun.

 

Sunday Selections #780

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 my theme is a little more random than usual.  For some time I was unable to transfer photos from my phone to the PC.  This glitch has now been fixed so these are some of the phone photos that have been languishing.

Batty (black) and Odie

The final photo of Odie is somewhere he loves to go, and that he gets removed from.  However I do accept that on top of the entertainment unit is tempting.  He can survey the room, look outside and it is close to the heater duct.

The next photos are part of the reason the cats like to look outside.  A male king parrot - to delight them and us.

And some shots from our garden.  It is winter here - but there is always something in bloom. 

Some people are having trouble commenting on blogs with embedded comments.  I have found a way to circumvent this problem.  I hope this helps - and is clear.  I use firefox as my preferred browser.

Open the blog you want to comment on.  If you look at the blogger address you will notice a padlock and a shield to the left of the https://.  If you click on padlock it offers 'enhanced tracking protection'.  Turn it off.  The shield will now have a line through it and you should be able to comment (and not anonymously).  Sadly you have to repeat this for each blog (including your own if you have embedded comments), but once it is done, it is done.

Have a great week.