Yeah, I know, I’ve used this picture before, but frankly, I don’t really do symmetry, so had a struggle to find a suitable picture (and no, since you ask, I couldn’t think of anything to snap on this horrible cold and rainy day), but searching through my archive, the symmetry of this birds wings set in front of the most perfectly symmetrical and beautiful building in the world seemed to be the obvious choice.

The photograph was taken in the early morning, and the heavy morning mist made the Taj Mahal seem even more magical and ethereal. Seeing it then for the first time took my breath away.

February 12, 2015 by rebootingkaye

The Final Path

Slowly, slowly,
advancing with tender steps,
emitting clouds of scarlet
with each tremulous breath,
the golden child
humbly crept

Brazenly her locks tumbled,
shrouding her shoulders
in a champagne veil
and the dusky angels
turned their heads In envy
as even the spiders silk seemed coarse

Heavy shadows blurred
the silvered path she trod,
where startled dandelions
puffed their clocks,
though time stood still
and sunrise never came

In the placid grove
where soft grasses
solemnly bowed,
the lilac air filled
with the songs of souls stirred
by an unfamiliar beat

And as they watched
that unknown child,
her iridescence faded,
turned to pearl translucence
as, with grace, she slid
into their ethereal embrace

February 11, 2015 by rebootingkaye

A Ghost of Christmas

Every year I buy myself a Poinsettia at Christmas. The shelves of pot plants with their brilliant red bracts (see all you doubters…I knew they weren’t proper flowers) in all of the supermarkets is a sure sign that Christmas is nearly here. Lets face it though, within a week of purchase, most of those poor plants are languishing and wilting in our overheated, too dark, living rooms. Mine are really no exception. Normally I can barely manage to keep them alive until Christmas day.

However, this year I bought a hardy little blighter. Believe it or not, It still looks as good as the day as I bought it and…yes, we’re halfway through February!! It is a first, so I thought I’d share this little reminder of the festivities with you. 🙂

February 9, 2015 by rebootingkaye

Squish

Posted as part of the Daily Post Weekly photo challenge. This weeks theme ‘Scale’

My daughter and her chum messing about with perspective on the vast Bolivian Salt Flats!

February 6, 2015 by rebootingkaye

Where old and new collide

Smog blurs the view of Bejing’s gleaming skyscrapers that sit incongruously alongside the ancient and beautiful Forbidden city.

February 3, 2015 by rebootingkaye

In Depth

In response to this weeks photo challenge – Depth

Birdsong is silenced

In the bleak depths of forest

Where only thorns grow

January 30, 2015 by rebootingkaye

Gargoylish

We loved these jolly gargoyles that we found on one of the wonderful old buildings in Oxford. We particularly liked the rather terrified looking Slender Loris!

January 27, 2015 by rebootingkaye

Without the need for words…

Weekly photo challenge – express yourself

‘Allo..what you got there then? On no, not that bloomin’ camera again…’

‘Ok, I’ll pose. Just the once, and you’ll have to remove the background, ‘cos I sure ain’t moving’

‘That’s enough, I’m bored now’

‘You’ve played with your toy,now it’s time to play with mine!’

January 27, 2015 by rebootingkaye

Peace in green

Weekly photo challenge – Serenity

This gorgeous Japanese garden (Pureland – click here for more info) is not too far from where we live. It’s a lovely place to visit, either to explore it’s meandering paths, say ‘hi’ to the huge and beautiful Koi carp, or just to sit quietly and meditate…

January 15, 2015 by rebootingkaye

The first signs….

Despite the downpours and the freezing gale force wind today (that really, really, hasn’t been helpful while I was outside with my camera), there is evidence in my garden that the plants are waking up and that it’s not too long until spring.

As the ancient Chinese proverb says:

‘Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men.’ It certainly seems so today!