This is my response to the Ragtag Daily Prompt of 1 July 2018 — Scale.
A Mountain Beard Orchid – kind of small.
A Moment in Time
One For The Road
This is my response to the Ragtag Daily Prompt of 30 June 2018 — Fluke. Read more
Less Is Best
The Changing Seasons – June in Canberra
Ah, June. I can’t believe we are already half way through the year. Winter is not a time that I particularly enjoy. It’s cold. It’s grey, and quite often miserable. Just to prove that it does get cold in Australia, I headed out on a particularly frigid day to one of our city’s parks. Rain had been threatening all day, but no sooner had I got out of my car and pulled out my camera, then the sun asserted itself in all its Winter glory. Read more
Heartfelt Thanks
Rubber Ducky, You’re The One
Italian and Then Some
This is my response to the Ragtag Daily Prompt of 21 June 2018 — Italian.
Some of you may know that I have recently joined a Bush Poetry group. As this month’s theme for my Group is “Italian” and as I’ve only so much time, I thought “Italian” would make a good Ragtag Daily Prompt as well (it’s my day to be the Prompter). For those interested in contributing their own post on the Italian theme, please click the hyperlink above for instructions on how to take part.
Bush poetry is a style of poetry that depicts the life, character and scenery of Australia, employing a straightforward rhyme structure. It uses language that is colourful, colloquial and idiomatically Australian. Well, I’m new to bush poetry or any poetry, so I found it difficult to write a poem in that style, consistent with the theme, but here is my attempt. My poem (below), “Italian and Then Some”, is about the experience of Italian migrants in Australia under the White Australia Policy. Read more
The Distant Forest
This is my contribution to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge — Horizontal Lines.
I thought I would take the plunge and have a go at one of Cee’s photo challenges. Thanks for the encouragement, Cee. I enjoy writing. It is good exercise for my brain, but it is a bit like hard work. But how much fun is photography! Read more
Gold Star For Caring
Help Restore Sight
This is my response to the Ragtag Daily Prompt of 15 June 2018 — Cataract.
Dear Readers, if you would like to participate in the Ragtag Daily Prompt, just click on the hyperlink above and ‘Follow’ the Ragtag Community. A new prompt comes out daily. Anyone can participate. It’s fun. Be creative with words, photos or both.
The first thing that came to my mind when I saw today’s prompt – cataract – was the Fred Hollows Foundation. Before his death, Australian Ophthalmologist, Fred Hollows, set up a Foundation to continue his work to restore the sight of indigenous Australians and less fortunate people in developing countries, who suffer from eye disease (such as cataracts, trachoma and diabetic retinopathy). These eye diseases are completely avoidable but without treatment, they will lead to blindness. Read more
Reflections of An Untidy Mind 