Sunday 15 December 2019
The Polar Express
Thursday 7 November 2019
Not just a pretty flower.......wonderful pelargonium
Saturday 19 October 2019
When meals on the bus are out of bounds…..
Sunday 15 September 2019
Va....va......vanish!
Saturday 24 August 2019
Grander Designs.....
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Horticultural delights....
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Will mass jet-packing ever take off?
Saturday 20 July 2019
One small step.....
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Essence of Summer
The shopping mall is filled with bustle,
Peeling skin and bright-red faces
Van McCoy is playing The Hustle
Sun-browned limbs in public places – suddenly, it’s summer.
Refracted vistas; walls that waver
Bright-blue sky and plane delayed
Lip sunscreen with fruity flavour
We only find respite in shade–that’s just summer.
Braided hair and straw sunbonnet
Rose-pink dawn and evening stars
A broken flip-flop, jewels upon it
Melting tarmac, dusty cars– bring on summer.
Long, bright days and ice-cream sundae
Salty snacks and cool, sweet drinks
Short, dark night and boredom, Monday
Flaming oranges, shocking pinks –good ol’ summer.
Bright-green salads, dressings oily,
Polka dots on painted nails
Strawberries, cream and paper doily
Stripy beach bag, wind-blown sails – celebrating summer.
Swimming parties by the river,
Gentle breezes, yellowed grasses
Icy water makes us shiver
Clinking cubes in cocktail glasses: we love summer.
Sweaty nights and shirts are sticky
Lightening forks and violent thunder
Broken sleep with dreams so icky
Downpours sudden and – no wonder; it’s summer.
All too soon, maybe tomorrow
The bright sun fades, the darkness conquer
Season’s joy will turn to sorrow
And that is when we will long for – summer.