Monthly Archives: February 2014

Confidence: Who needs it and how do you get some?

Posted on February 24, 2014 by

The beastly floods have gone…good riddence Confidence is a mercurial condition, fluid and unreliable. Contrary to the persona I project (learned when at Boarding School) I’m not a confident person. I can be, but it’s hard work and takes its … Continue reading →

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Where’s My Backpack/Travel Theme: Work

Posted on February 24, 2014 by

Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week is WORK (sorry I’m late) You may think it odd to show images from Shanghai 2007 that are clearly NOT work. When I travel close to the ground I soon pick up things about the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes

Posted on February 22, 2014 by

Three images of a group of five oak trees standing like sentinals on a knowl high above the flood plane of the sluggish River Severn three weeks before the three month Deluge of December January and February. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure

Posted on February 15, 2014 by

Treasure countable noun: informal. A much loved or highly valued person or object. verb: keep carefully, bestow affection upon. Alfie Wagtail is a clear winner for this post. Day by day he becomes more and more part of us and … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme/Wheres my Backpack: Yellow

Posted on February 10, 2014 by

Ailsa has encouraged us to seek mellow yellow; I’m not sure the emphasis is on ‘mellow’ or ‘yellow’ but here’s my offering. Walking in Cheltenham on Saturday when, during a break in the rain my eye was drawn to this: … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: OBJECT

Posted on February 2, 2014 by

Both sides of the same coin. Head and tails. (please click to enlarge images) Maybe this object is the end of a story or equally likely the beginning; depending where you get on and where you get off. This is … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown-ups Week #119: I think of you

Posted on February 2, 2014 by

This week the Challenge is to write 100 words on; …….I think of you Inspired by Joni Mitchell’s song Chelsea Morning, I offer this piece of 100 word Flash writing: (…….I think of you) Beautiful morning, sun pouring through yellow … Continue reading →

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Wheres my Backpack/Travel Theme: Dry

Posted on February 1, 2014 by

Where’s my backpack: Ailsa has given us a challenge to show DRY. Here I share a few of my photos from Oman, most of the time a very dry place. A Wadi is a water course created by run-off of heavy … Continue reading →

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