But it is a pipe." "No, it's not," I said. It's a drawing of a pipe. Get it? All representations of a thing are inherently abstract. It's very clever.” ― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars Want to know how to create your own abstract pieces? As long as you have a SLR with a… Continue reading ABSTRACTION
The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. - Carl Sandburg Cats feet and toes are my nemesis, in fact, I am fascinated by all animals feet but a cats toe-tees all pink and soft are just darling. The knowledge that cunningly… Continue reading THE VELVET PAW
I was going through my archives and came across some sweet images that I took last year July, never used and totally forgot about. You can find the blog post for the original photoshoot and more images here. Just chillin'... Some black and whites... My favourite... Beautiful isn't he? Makes you want to go out… Continue reading DIGGING THROUGH THE ARCHIVES…
I try to eat free range food whenever I can and in my search for free range eggs, I discovered the "Happy Hen" Brand. The logo of the little hen doing a happy dance is what made me buy these eggs originally. I'm a sucker I know but images of happy critters really appeal to… Continue reading ANOTHER CHICKEN AND EGG SITUATION
“...I recall that day on the beach - the sand so brilliant, the clouds so massive, and the wind punishing your hair...” ― John Geddes, A Familiar Rain The wind almost blew me off my feet, I was vaguely concerned that all the sand blowing about was getting into my one and only prime lens,… Continue reading WORLDS BEST RECIPE FOR “A DAY AT THE BEACH” COCKTAIL
“Golden retrievers are not bred to be guard dogs, and considering the size of their hearts and their irrepressible joy in life, they are less likely to bite than to bark, less likely to bark than to lick a hand in greeting. In spite of their size, they think they are lap dogs, and in… Continue reading Christmas in January
“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.” ― Terry Pratchet, Lords and Ladies Mr & Mrs Potter moved out of the little house next door to us while Mr T was in the land of Oz; so now we have a new neighbour, Ida.… Continue reading CAT STYLE – an essential tool for felines
“The word itself has another color. It’s not a word with any resonance, although the "e" was once pronounced. There is only the bump now between "b" and "l", the relief at the end, the "whew". It hasn’t the sly turn which crimson takes halfway through, yellow's deceptive jelly, or the rolled-down sound in brown.… Continue reading SHADES OF BLUE
One of Mr T's favourite sayings is: Going like a train. Determined not to let the events of the last few weeks slow him down, he's been going like a train here at Custard Cottage, building a garage/studio/workroom/place to put the junk you would normally store in an attic. As you can see the wooden skeleton… Continue reading GOING LIKE A TRAIN
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