Sunday Selections #515

 

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 continuing to focus on public art - this week close to home.

 

These are all from an indigenous drop in centre (and the public benches near it) beside our local shopping centre.  The building has been heavily and I think beautifully decorated.  Sadly it has also been desecrated and defaced - which is a rarity here.  I didn't take photos of the most damaged walls - which had also had holes kicked in them.  I cannot help wondering whether the celebration of our first peoples had something to do with the destruction.

Nearby (on the police youth club) a very different culture was on display.

Both brighten the landscape - but my preference is for the indigenous art.

I have also continued to delight in the early morning.

Needless to say I have also been in the garden (our eight foot sumo lilies are in bloom) but I will share/inflict those photos on you some other week.

I hope your week is filled with colour and delight.

 

Where are the Words For Wednesday

 





   
The New Year (and new roster) are here.

January 2021:  Charlotte (MotherOwl) is providing the prompts on her blog (and they are up already).

February 2021:  Alex J. Cavanaugh is providing the prompts but they will be here.

March 2021:   Hilary Melton-Butcher is providing the prompts but they will be here again.

April 2021:  Wisewebwoman will be providing the prompts on her blog.

May 2021:  Messymimi is providing the prompts on her blog.

June 2021:  River is providing the prompts on her blog.

July 2021:  lissa is providing the prompts on her blog.

August 2021:  David M. Gascoigne will be providing the prompts but they will be here.

September 2021:  Cindi is providing the prompts.

October 2021:  I am providing the prompts here.

 
November 2021:  Margaret Adamson and her friends will be providing the prompts, but they will appear here.

 
December 2021:  Me again.

Given that the prompts are provided from both the Northern and the Southern hemispheres the prompts can appear from as early as Tuesday your time until Thursday your time. 

This meme definitely falls into the 'more the merrier' category.  I hope that lots of you will visit whoever is providing the prompts and play - or applaud.  Commenting on other people's creations -whether they post them on the host's blog or their own, is hugely important.  We ALL need encouragement.  So please, take a few extra minutes to comment on the participant's creations.

Sunday Selections #514

 

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 again reverting to type and showing some of the public art in my city.  Public art which I welcome even when I don't like the individual pieces.

We have a lot of public art and my city recently acquired two new statues.  The first is of a politician and I haven't been to see it.  It is somewhere in our Parliamentary Triangle.

The second is of Andrew Inglis Clark who co-authored our Constitution.  His statue now stands in the city facing down Constitution Avenue (goodness how predictably appropriate).  I apologise that I couldn't get any closer.  The building he stands beside is under construction and roped off.  I will go back and get the artist's details when I can.

Both of our newest statues are of men.  White men.  Which has people asking 'where are the statues of women? (of any colour).  Where indeed?

If I had my druthers I would LOVE to see a statue of Stasia Dabrowski (Canberra's soup kitchen lady).  This link will show you why I think that Canberra, and specifically Garema Place in the city would be the perfect place for a statue of her.  Stasia died last year and I am very pleased to say that her grandson continues her work.

My next photos are of Garema Place which has recently been tarted up/rejuvenated.  Garema Place does look better at the moment, but the need that Stasia and her family met remains, and nothing has been done to address the issues which cause and perpetuate that need.

My detour to photograph the statue of Andrew Inglis Clark also took me past this statue.  I like it and perhaps it is my obsessional nature talking but I can see a stylised kangaroo in it (and kangaroo's balance is after all superb).

You may have to embiggen to read the artist's details.   And of course there were other wonders in my early morning wander through the city.

The last shots are of my city's stylised Christmas tree.  I really enjoyed wandering under it and looking up.

As a postscript.  On my last Sunday Selections post neena maiya (guyana gyal) asked whether the seed pods from the honesty retained their silvery colour.  They do, and can be treated like an everlasting.  Thanks to her reminder I have a vase of them inside for the first time in years.

 

I hope your year is off to an excellent start and that your day's are filled with joy and wonder.

 

Words For Wednesday: 30/12/2020

 

 

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.

The prompts will be here this month and I am providing them.

This week's prompts are a mixture, feel free to use any or all of them:

Firstly Steve suggested that I include the word Diverse next year as a prompt next year.  I said that I was happy to do so, but having realised how long it will be before I provide the prompts again I thought I would include it now.

1. Diverse
2. Universe
3. Reverse
4. Terse
5. Nurse
6. Rehearse 

And/or

Have fun.  Next month Charlotte (MotherOwl) will be providing the prompts.

Happy and healthy New Year to everyone.

Where are the Words for Wednesday?

 






   
Huge thanks to  all those who listened to my pleas.  The roster for next year is now complete, and looks like this.

January 2021:  Charlotte (MotherOwl) is providing the prompts on her blog.

February 2021:  Alex J. Cavanaugh is providing the prompts but they will be here.

March 2021:   Hilary Melton-Butcher is providing the prompts but they will be here again.

April 2021:  Wisewebwoman will be providing the prompts on her blog.

May 2021:  Messymimi is providing the prompts on her blog.

June 2021:  River is providing the prompts on her blog.

July 2021:  lissa is providing the prompts on her blog.

August 2021:  David M. Gascoigne will be providing the prompts but they will be here.

September 2021:  Cindi is providing the prompts.

October 2021:  I am providing the prompts here.

 
November 2021:  Margaret Adamson and her friends will be providing the prompts, but they will appear here.

 
December 2021:  Me again.

I hope this suits all of you.  If it doesn't please send me an email or comment on tomorrow's Words For Wednesday post  (I have turned the comments off for this post).  You will notice that no-one (except me) is providing the prompts for more than one month.  However, if life gets in someone's way and they are unable to provide the prompts I may call on either River or messymimi to step in since they generously offered to provide more than one month's prompts.

This meme definitely falls into the 'more the merrier' category.  I hope that lots of you will visit whoever is providing the prompts and play - or applaud.  Commenting on other people's creations -whether they post them on the host's blog or their own, is hugely important.  We ALL need encouragement.  So please, take a few extra minutes to comment on the participant's creations.

Sunday Selections #513

 

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. You might remember about two weeks ago I said there was nothing much blooming in the garden.  I turned around last week and realised how wrong I was.  There are lots and lots of lilies out - and more coming out each day.

 

Those white ones glow in the very early morning light don't they?

 

 

The honesty seed pods are starting to peel away to reveal the 'silver dollar' within.

And some corellas for those of you who don't share my obsession with the garden.

 

And the gentle light of a soft and welcoming dawn.

I hope the holiday season was/is treating you well.  Take care.