How do you manage your online privacy? Are there certain things you won’t post in certain places? Information you’ll never share online? Or do you assume information about you is accessible anyway? Photographers, artists, poets: show us PRIVATE. Privacy! What Privacy? Some of you might have noticed that we were burgled earlier this week. This is how they got in, through the window, which they … Continue reading Do Not Disturb: Too Late – I’m Disturbed!
Someone sent me this, just had to share it. Nice! Continue reading A Positive View
Plan the ultimate celebration for the person you’re closest to, and tell us about it. Where is it? Who’s there? What’s served? What happens? Photographers, artists, poets: show us CELEBRATION. Celebration RSVP Other RSVP contributions on the next page … Continue reading RSVP: Celebration
Write a review of your life — or the life of someone close to you — as if it were a movie or a book. Photographers, artists, poets: show us LIFE. A Celebration of Life – 1 Khana gave birth to her son on the 12th of June, 1982 – almost exactly 31 years ago. He was her second child & his father delivered him … Continue reading Four Stars: A Celebration of Life
Tell us about a thing you’ll never write about. Photographers, artists, poets: show us FORBIDDEN. Never Say Never I never said, I never would, It’s not that it’s forbidden. I never said, I never could, & wouldn’t want it hidden. I never said, you never should. You knew I was just kidding. So let it now be understood, that fear does the forbidding. 🙂 Never … Continue reading Never: Never Say Never
If you could get all the nutrition you needed in a day with a pill — no worrying about what to eat, no food preparation — would you do it? Photographers, artists, poets: show us NOURISHMENT. So here’s my Daily Prompt contribution for yesterday – Better late than never. You’ve Got To Be Kidding! This was a really bad night for this particular prompt. Firstly, … Continue reading Red Pill, Blue Pill: You’ve Got To Be Kidding!
We just got home to find we’ve been burgled. My laptop is gone so that will slow me down a bit. I’ll do my Daily prompt tomorrow, luckily my husbands old PC was too big to steal. What a mess. Night all. Continue reading Burgled
What’s your dream tourist destination — either a place you’ve been and loved, or a place you’d love to visit? What about it speaks to you? Photographers, artists, poets: show us VACATION. Akka, Akko, Acre – A city with many names & that’s not counting Ake, Akre & ‘St. John d’Acre’ as it was called during the crusades. The ancient Egyptians possibly called it Aak … Continue reading Tourist Trap: Akka, Akko, Acre
A Selection of Excerpts from Video Footage Shot Over a Period of 7 Days. Knowing How to Lose Yourself An Expert At Work! The Zone Continue reading The Zone: Knowing How to Lose Yourself
Just in case there’s anyone who hasn’t seen this … A True Star! How amazing is that? Continue reading Space Oddity – Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station
Tell us about your favorite way to get lost in a simple activity — running, chopping vegetables, folding laundry, whatever. What’s it like when you’re in “the zone”? Most mornings I like to get up & make what I call my ‘Zen Salad’. My husband introduced me to the concept of eating salad for breakfast, before I met him breakfast tended to be a bowl … Continue reading The Zone: Zen Salad
Daily Prompt: Silver Linings Write about something you consider “ugly” — war, violence, failure, hatred — but try to find beauty, or a sense of hope, in your thoughts. Photographers, artists, poets: show us UGLY. This is what I got when I Googled “Ugly” … Seriously, take a look … Ugly Models – London They say … “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder” … Continue reading Silver Linings: When Ugly Is Beautiful!
Proof that I stood in the same place as Einstein. Yes Einstein stood here 90 years ago & planted this very tree. Proof that I married a tree-hugger. I chose this sign because when I read it I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was taking photo’s of other things, trying to get a decent shot for a Flickr Friday submission when I suddenly spotted the … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says – Einstein Was Here
When faced with confrontation, do you head for the hills or walk straight in? Was there ever a time you wished you’d had the opposite reaction? I try to avoid the need for confrontations & generally I succeed, but sometimes life just throws them at you & if that happens I usually meet them head on. I used to be a shy, silent, mousy little … Continue reading Fight or Flight: Respond
This so amazing I had to share it. If you haven’t seen it already … Enjoy! Continue reading Things in Slow Motion
Draft a post with three parts, each unrelated to the other, but create a common thread between them by including the same item — an object, a symbol, a place — in each part. Photographers, show us SHARING. Object – The Anchor: Symbol – The Anchor: The Anchor – An Ankh Standing in a Crescent Moon – Sailing on the Ocean – Trust The Anchor – An … Continue reading Weaving: The Anchor
He lay himself down beside the stream. Strange, he didn’t usually need to rest on his way home from school, but he had an overwhelming urge to sleep. His eyelids became heavier & heavier, & try as he might, he just couldn’t stop himself from slipping into a slumber. As he drifted into his dreamscape he was trying to remember something his mother had called … Continue reading Metamorphosis: The Tank
Facebook has recently come under attack for failing to enforce its own guidelines on hate speech and violent imagery. Is it a website’s job to moderate the content users post, or should users have freedom to say what they want? Is there a happy medium? If so, how would you structure it? I’ve only been back on Facebook for a short while. I recently reactivated … Continue reading Freedom of Facebook: Freedom From Facebook!
In a new post created for this challenge, share a picture that says In the Background. In My Own Bubble! In The Background Continue reading In The Background: Bubble Trouble
Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself? Photographers, show us YOU. Okay, my mother gave me the name Aileen at birth. She named me after my aunt Eileen who died of scarlet fever when she was 4. She chose Aileen instead of … Continue reading Say Your Name: Aileen
In a new post created for this challenge, share a picture that says In the Background. Just Watching! Continue reading In The Background: Wallflower
If you could switch blogs with any blogger for a week, with whom would you switch and why? As I have had this blog for less than 3 weeks, I’m really not familiar enough with my fellow bloggers to make a choice of this kind. So I’m going to give this prompt a miss, but I will be intrigued to read everyone else’s contributions. I … Continue reading Switcheroo: I Don’t Know Who!
Tell us about a journey — whether a physical trip you took, or an emotional one. Photographers, show us JOURNEY. Journey Some more journeys to read about on the next page … Continue reading Journey: Stairway to Heaven
What will the next must-have technological innovation be? Jetpacks? Hoverboards? Wind-powered calculators? Photographers, show us INNOVATIVE. I remember when reading “Brave New World” being really impressed by the idea of ‘the feelies’, movies where the viewer could experience all the sensations related to the images they were seeing. I was quite certain that Huxley was right & that one day we would have such things. … Continue reading The Next Big Thing: New Horizons
Some years ago I worked as a porter for the x-ray department in a London hospital. We worked in pairs because it would sometimes take two of us to move a bedridden patient. While I worked there I was partnered with a guy called Tim. One day Tim & I were sent to collect a certain Mrs Cocks for her x-ray appointment. Our route took … Continue reading Elevator: Meeting Mrs Cocks
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Absolutely amazing! Posted by Rosevoc2 Rosevoc2's Blog View original post Continue reading Hiroshima Live
Tell us about the last time you were really, truly jealous of someone. Did you act on it? Did it hurt your relationship? Photographers, show us something GREEN. *** The last time I had a jealous fit, I ended up getting pushed into a ditch full of nettles. It was many years ago, I was only wearing shorts & a vest, & it really hurt. … Continue reading Green-Eyed Monster: Nettles & Jealousy
When you started your blog, did you set any goals? Have you achieved them? Have they changed at all? I started my blog on 08/05/13. I wanted a space to share my stuff with the world. I wasn’t sure exactly why & I wasn’t really expecting anyone to be interested. Since then I’ve made 17 posts, this will be my 18th. I’ve read some amazing … Continue reading Goals: Thanks Everyone!
I have a ‘Blackberry’. I can do everything I need to do on it. It lacks just one thing – The Internet. Why? Because that’s how I want it. I spend huge amounts of time on the internet. If I’m not blogging on WordPress, writing lenses for Squidoo, adding designs to my Zazzle or Cafepress stores, uploading to Flickr, checking Twitter or Facebook, then I’m … Continue reading Mind the Gap – Smartphones, The Internet & Everything!
You receive a gift that is bittersweet and makes you nostalgic. What is it? Photographers, show us GIFT. My personal sanctuary is my ‘bittersweet’ gift from the universe. I consider it ‘bittersweet’ because. although it is the most precious gift I have ever received, it took many years of suffering & confusion before I was ready to accept it. As soon as I did accept … Continue reading Bittersweet Memories: The Gift – Sanctuary
You encounter a mysterious man offering you a magic potion that, once sipped, will make one of your senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch) super sharp — but dull the others. Will you sip it, and if so, what sense do you choose? * I saw him standing on the road. A man with such a heavy load. He stretched his hand to offer me, … Continue reading Dulled – The Alchemist
Tell us about the most surprising helping hand you’ve ever received. Photographers, show us HANDS. Helping Hand – Grasshopper Continue reading Helping Hand – Grasshopper
Weekly Photo Challenge – Escape Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge – Escape
Write down the first sight, sound, smell, and sensation you experienced on waking up today. Pick the one you’re most drawn to, and write. (For a bigger challenge, pick the one you’re least drawn to.) Photographers, show us one of the five senses — bonus points for depicting a smell! Sound – The alarm going off at 6:30 am … …because I forgot to turn … Continue reading Feed Your Senses – Kids, Coffee & Pancakes
Tell us about something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail (and tell us why you haven’t tried it yet). I’ve always wanted to make a movie, well write a book & then make a movie of it. I’ve had a passionate love of all things ancient & mysterious since I was a very young child. I spent my childhood very much … Continue reading Too Big To Fail – The Best Movie of All Time
On a weekend road trip, far away from home, you stumble upon a garage sale in a neighborhood you’re passing through. Astonished, you find an object among the belongings for sale that you recognize. Tell us about it. Photographers, share an image that says MEMORY. I’d been driving for 5 hours or so & I really needed a break, so I was very happy to … Continue reading Memories For Sale – Kunti’s Tale
Interview your favorite fictional character. Nick takes a deep breath & forces his way forward through the thick crowd of journalists & photographers. His time has come, this is going to be his big break. The victim of a violent & unprovoked attack is finally strong enough to talk to the press & Nick has been granted exclusive access to interview him about his ordeal. … Continue reading The Interview – The Gingerbread Man
A Word A Week Challenge – Mountain Continue reading Naphtali Mountains
Over the weekend, we explored different ways to love. Today, tell us about the most unconventional love in your life. Photographers, share a photo that says unconventional. He was a Night-Elf, she was a Space-Goat & they met in a virtual world. By day they lived ‘normal lives’, worlds apart, he in the Middle-East & she in Europe. But at night they traveled together on … Continue reading Unconventional Love – Rumani & Valkia
My Flickr Friday contribution for this week. Theme: #16 – Glorious Morning Continue reading Morning Glorious Morning
Three people walk into a bar … … Minzu, Minquan & Minsheng. Minzu orders a rather expensive bottle of a rare Samshu, Minquan orders a regular beer & Minsheng orders a simple glass of chilled water. They immediately begin discussing their favorite subject – Who is going to pay for the drinks? Minzu argues that they should combine their costs & each contribute a third of the bill. Minquan … Continue reading Three people walk into a bar … …
My favourite shot from this weekend. Continue reading Evening Stroll
My Flickr Friday contribution for this week Theme : #15 – Repetition I’m so proud that my contribution to flickrfriday #15 Repetition was one of the 7 chosen to be featured in the blog. Thank you Flicker Friday. Related articles #FlickrFriday: Repetition (flickr.net) #FlickrFriday: Defying Gravity (flickr.net) Continue reading Nature’s Way: Flickr Blogged
My Flickr Friday contribution for last week Theme : #14 – Defying Gravity Continue reading Floating Ball
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