Month: May 2016

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Arrrr! How I Fought Off Cap’n Microbeard and His Bloodthirsty Band of Pirates

Originally posted on Peg-o-Leg's Ramblings:
Photo of CEO Cap’n Satya “Microbeard” Nadella (the blackguard) courtesy of Microsoft. Though ’twere embellished a wee bit. Look sharp, mateys!  If yer ship be flying the flag of Windows 7 or 8, batten down the hatches and prepare to repel boarders.  Cap’n Microbeard and his bloodthirsty band of pirates be sailin’ the interwebz’ stormy seas. A co-worker…

The Hushed Portal #writephoto

The Hushed Portal In response to Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt – Still water… #writephoto ⦿ The dark wall at which you have been staring opens Breathing, You breathe for calm and hold its presence Knowing, That something truly new is happening Happening, As your skin happens, now tingling as a child’s might Your child, Not as given birth, but as born anew, from within … Read More The Hushed Portal #writephoto

Arty Tuesday – “Hiding in the Leaves”

  “Hiding in the Leaves” Third in a series of Tuesday Art pieces. Feel free to share or re-use, but kindly leave the notice intact to help the Silent Eye School.

Pieman…

When one door closes…

Sue’s moving words…

Beyond belief

A deep observation of nature from Sue… The Silent Eye   I have fairies at the bottom of my garden. No, I haven’t lost the plot. Yes, they do look rather like bees, bugs and butterflies. Outwardly at least. But actually, in the reality I have chosen for them, they are fairies. They are creatures of earthly impossibility. Creations, it seems, designed almost to … Read More Beyond belief

Fork in the road

Originally posted on Chronicles of an Orange-Haired Woman!:
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/fork/ I have come to a fork in the road. It is dark, unknown, frightening. But adrenaline does not discriminate, does it? It is triggered by fear and excitement equally – and the bodily sensations are identical. So, this fork releases floods of chemicals into my system. I look at the trees – tall, tightly-packed, apparently…

History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part Three, Ancient Suns

History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part Three, Ancient Suns I had to crouch down to get the shot of the ancient sun, above. These wonders of ancient history occupy a very quiet and almost hidden place on Caldey Island, one I had stumbled across eight years ago, when we paid our first visit here. Then, the twenty or so plaster (reproduction) engravings … Read More History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part Three, Ancient Suns

Chalice

The Silent Eye                                                  Expansion, sculpture by Paige Bradley “Empty your mind… empty yourself…you are nothing and nowhere… just floating in the embrace of the universe…” It is a nice idea and one I have heard at the start of many a meditation… and in meditation, such a vision has a place. As a way of living, it is not particularly practical though. Someone … Read More Chalice

Finding a stone circle…

Sylvan Glade…#writephoto

Happy 70th Birthday Pops!

A lovely tribute to a loving Dad…