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. I am going to start with a continuation of last week's Teddy Bear Trail.
The house that had this bear beside their letter box also had a map of Australia - created with petals and blooms from their garden.
We might not have teddy bears in the windows at home - but we do have quite a lot of things which hang in or near our windows. Here are some of them.
As a confirmed introvert whose interestsobsessions can often be done perfectly well without other people I have suffered less than many during the lockdown. However one of my passions is my volunteer work on the crisis line. My age and chronic illness meant that I was stood down. I was bereft.
Last week my local centre came up with a solution. They have set aside a small room for us. One at a time we can come in and do a shift on the phones. The room is scrupulously cleaned before and after each shift and is well away from the other volunteers. It was hard work, it was busy, it was heartbreaking. And I was so very happy to be back. And the other positive was that I could drop off food (at arms length) at the nearby homeless centre to be included in their weekend packs.
And, as an additional bonus, there were splashes of colour and whimsy on my way through the largely empty city centre.
This autumnal display caught my eye immediately.
I loved the dog doorhandle - which is on a shop which is closed for business at the moment.
I hope that all of you find beauty and joy. Stay safe, stay well.
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. While I have been hunkered down disliking myself there have been plenty of things of beauty.
In the sky (at both dawn and dusk)...
In the garden...
I love these burma orchids and they are thriving in several parts of the garden. And the vandal birds only attacked one of them.
We have lots of these beauties but almost all of them have white stamens.
On a visit to the local library...
There is a knitting club which meets at the library each week and knits for charity. I really liked the Noah's ark and its animals (and apologies for the blurred photo - taking photos through reflective glass is challenging).
I cast a looooong shadow don't I?
And of course there was a kangaroo fix.
Thank you so much for your comments and emails of support. They have been much appreciated. I have now pulled up my big girl pants again and restored comments.
I am still having issues with my email. I receive emails but cannot reply or send emails to a lot of domains (including but not limited to yahoo and hotmail). It works briefly and then it fails again. I have made repeated calls to my ISP and they have promised (again) that it will be fixed by tomorrow. I am not holding my breath.
