Even the smallest tree
will become taller
when it reaches for the stars
Pics of Places and Things
Serenity
Posted in response to the Daily Post weekly photo challenge. This week’s theme ‘Silence’.
Silence in prayer at the sacred Buddhist site of Sarnath, India.
Lighting
Ok. This is a terrible photograph, out of focus and indistinct. All the magic tools of photoshop couldn’t redeem it. It’s dreadful. And yet I share it with the world.
Why? you may ask.
Well, one of the main reasons for our visit to Iceland in November was so that I could cross another event off of my bucket list – namely, to witness the Northern Lights. Of course, I’ve seen them on TV, and in books, and there are many, many photographs, but to see them for real….well, it was a dream.
So when it came to it I made a conscious decision not to take my camera, but, for a change, to just live and experience the moment. At the time, there were hoards of others fiddling with camera settings and peering through lenses and I could have been doing exactly the same. Instead, I was standing with my jaw dropping, watching the most fantastic natural phenomenon you could imagine. The lights danced in the sky in rainbow colours and I don’t believe that anyone could every capture the most wonderous reality of it no matter how skilled or fancy their camera.
Of course, I had to just take one snap with my phone, and this is the result. So sorry an’ all, it’s a duff old picture, but for me it captures an absolute dream of a memory, and certainly one of my favourite moments of the year. 🙂
Climbing – Haiku
Posted in response to the Daily Post weekly photo challenge. This week’s theme ‘Ascend
at the bottom step
ascent may seem difficult
a deep breath will help
Constancy
In the harsh daylight the grasses sway
to the melancholy sighing of the earth
but the lake wisely lies silent
reflecting the surety
of the seasons
Lucky Little Lady!
I’m not in the habit of entering competitions, from past experience it’s a recipe for disappointment for me. However, this weekend I was encouraged to enter a photograph in the ‘nature and wildlife’ category at the local village flower and produce show (mostly because I wasn’t up to entering a painting and the rest of my art group were tsk…). Anyhoo… hey… whatdayaknow… I won! Not exactly international success or fame and fortune I know, but nonetheless, I was quite chuffed, and got a certificate and everything!! So here she is, the lucky little lady:
Sleeping Beauties
aahh…
Taken at Daneshill Lakes a few weeks back!
A Haiku to the apple on my tree
Crisp, green and juicy
When will you be ripe enough
for me to savor?
Bewildered
We may be numb with sorrow
Yet the bee still buzzes
And the birds still sing
Yum Yum…
Posted in response to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s theme ‘Danger’
We came across this chap and his prize in a small zoo in a hotel’s grounds in Costa Rica. He looked quite satisfied with himself. The sock is a worry…. 
Rebooting 