Monthly Archives: July 2014

If you See a Bombie, do not Touch it!

Posted on July 30, 2014 by

Lao women have forged a close friendship performing a dangerous task to free their country of lethal vestiges of war. Here’s a poem I wrote after watching Foreign Correspondent on 15 July 2014. “If you see a bombie, do not … Continue reading →

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SunWinks! 27 July 2014: Ars Poetica

Posted on July 28, 2014 by

Ars Poetica My poem can be whatever it wants to be Free to sing Free to laugh Free to cry Free to rhyme Or not to rhyme   My poem is free and can be whatever it wants to be … Continue reading →

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Share Your World – 2014 week 29

Posted on July 27, 2014 by

Have you ever been in a submarine? If you haven’t, would you want to? I haven’t and I wouldn’t want to. I don’t feel comfortable in enclosed spaces. Are you a listener or talker? Both, as a matter of fact. … Continue reading →

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“One Word Photo Challenge: Aqua”

Posted on July 24, 2014 by

Glass canopy – I think it needs a wash http://jennifernicholewells.com/2014/07/22/one-word-photo-challenge-aqua/

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Dove and Owen

Posted on July 24, 2014 by

Originally posted on Rethinking Life:
Dove asked Owen if he would agree to be part of her act this weekend for the big Peace In.   The sweet bird agreed immediately.  Dove made a tiny Peace banner for him to…

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers

Posted on July 24, 2014 by

Old bottles and inkpots Painted vase between teapots on my kitchen windowsill Teapot with two birds Anyone for a cuppa? * Copyright 2014 Irina Dimitric http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/containers/

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MH17 Tragedy (SunWinks! 20 July 2014)

Posted on July 22, 2014 by

This tragedy hit me really hard. I had to stop watching the news. The terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in 2001 threw me into deep depression. My GP recommended then I stay away from TV news at times like … Continue reading →

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Twenty-four words from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Posted on July 19, 2014 by

This is the poem of the soul Naked to sun and rain Like the white soul of the saint These are the hands that believe and build * Twenty-four words from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; I inserted “soul” in the second … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stills, the next challenge: The letter “B”

Posted on July 17, 2014 by

Birds with long Beaks on my Balcony Black Currawong and Kookaburras The Australian Magpie has a whitish beak with a black tip and sings most beautifully. The Kookaburra is a fat bird with a very strong beak but it’s not sharp, … Continue reading →

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A Lingering Look At Windows: Week #28

Posted on July 15, 2014 by

I took these photos with my smart phone HTC Desire yesterday. Enjoying a delicious lunch with my husband at Mosman Café, Sydney, Australia, I took this photo from inside through the window. On the way out I couldn’t resist taking a … Continue reading →

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