Seek and ye shall find

More proof!
Vincent's life ended with a self inflicted shot
and Surrealism started with the furore over a gunshot
at a surrealist play

I think I will delve further into this connection

90% perspiration

0% application

I need a holiday

Sister out-law is off to Amsterdam for her birthday
with a promise to send me a postcard from the Van Gogh museum
Anything with stars
well I was a little more specific than that

Just looked up Van Gogh and surrealism
to see if I can slip him into my project somehow
Wikianswers tells me
"he has nothing at all in common with the surrealists,
who painted dreams"
Really?
But he painted the night
the doorway to our dreams
the gatekeeper for the surrealists

No, just checked my list
he's not on it
Sorry! I cannot do "Time and Space" without Vincent.
I will not
and I'll turn his deaf ear to anybody
who tries to tell me differently

Through a glass darkly

The view from my bedroom window

earlier this evening

soon the leaves will come

Chalk and Cheese

Sid displaying a very handsome cat shape
The judges would have been proud
Suki shielding her gaze
quite prettily

Another memo to self

Had absolutlely nothing to say last night
no title
no picture
??
must be incubating something...
saving myself for college tomorrow
going to the main campus to do some screen printing
and a brief tutorial in Photoshop
have to get up early
memo to self

The Bombed out Church

I particularly like the fire exit notice

Him Again

Cheeky chops

Mothering Sunday

The Peacock was in the garden centre

on the way to Wales

Been reading up on the symbolism

The pool is high up on the side of a mountain

surrounded by Silver Birch

it must be a very special place...

The Twig Dancer

Maybe I should tie

some little bits of plastic bag around her

for a more authentic look

Spring and the bullfinch is singing

This is a Fred Williams inspired cat Landscape

and some gentle souls I met on my travels today

the Bullfinch in the tree was fabulous

plus I collected a twig curled to look like a dancer

made me think of Rosalie Gascoigne

and her found and collected and chosen objects

picking up parts of the landscape

and imbuing them with meaning

first time I've been to Dad's grave since the funeral

tidied up some rubbish

collected my twig

wait till you see it

it is beautiful

Give or take a day

Been metaphorically sawing one of my ears off today
doused it in gin
for health and safety purposes
been a beautiful sunny day
the songbirds are going crazy
seagulls
and Ducks! - heading for the lake in the park
signs of new life
green shoots
here we go
the official first day of spring

Here or there

Sometimes... when I wake up
I am not sure whether I am in Australia
or England
lost in the Dreamtime
usually Sid and Su accompany me
in my dreams
but recently
there have been other cats
then I wake up
and I am being gently headbutted
by Suki
to feed them or do some other menial litter tray duty
it doesn't take much to keep them happy

I'm Happy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHxkPVKEjtE

please find attached
the reason why I had to escape the mad crowds
in Liverpool on Saturday afternoon

as I said Liverpool had just beat Manchester United
4:1 Away.
my muse admits to knowing this guy
Give me strength...

Memories

Remnants and traces
lost pieces
and places
tracks and signs
things left behind
a mind that erases
over time...

Blue and Grey

Energy levels back up to about 56%
approximately
no pix
well only fuzzy ones
very late now..

as my eyesight starts fading
I am feeling more and more in tune
with Van Gogh
just the fuzzy light bit
not the self harming madness

and err...
nowhere near the talent
obviously

Down Town

Had to drag myself into town (Liverpool) today

My sister outlaw and my niece are here for a visitation

I wasn't allowed to take pix in certain areas of the shop

some black and white photo's in the alcoves

things were a bit wild in town

as Liverpool had just beaten Manchester United 4:1 away!

Everton were playing at home too

I headed away from the crowds

back down to the tunnel under the Mersey

I prefer less excitement in my life

Nowadays

Pinks and greys

Stitching at college - watching a phone video of Victoria learning to spin.
Energy levels at about 12.5% today.
Spinning classes in Wallasey (apparently)
... tired now
and so to bed

More skyladders

From Yoko...

Lord of the Manor

Don't even think about moving me

OK

Love is all you need

Lend me your ears

Romans and fellow worldlypeople

as you can see

I am on one again

been sharing dreams today

OH YES!!!

good news

my brother is getting married

blessing in the Lakes in August

with a Ceilidh band

how beautiful

can't wait

The Yoof of today

Our Modern Apprentice
"You're fired!"
Stuffing yet another chocolate into her mouth
would you beleive I have to put up with this
4 days a week
(it was 8 - but there's a credit crunch remember)

The Grey Lady

Suki trying to convince me

I have forgotten to feed her

she wants the rich stuff that upsets her tummy

pix of a 16 century painted chest

love the colour

pity I couldn't get more detail

Everything happens for a reason

Back to photo this beautiful old house

now part of a school

battery back in the camera

my childhood playground

unchanged since then

a path well trodden

many many times before

just in time to catch a wedding

at the Catholic church

Don't you just love the ears on the horse on the right

Memo to self

One important thing to remember
when you are taking photographs
is to put the re-chargeable battery back in
before you go out
otherwise
you can compose a most beautiful shot
of the most wonderful architecture
and then...
nothing
nil
niet
zero
too tired to rifle through the back catalogue
too lazy really
done some stitching though at college today
tee hee
Finally!!

Signpost

This is where I go to buy my embroidery threads

watcha think?

better than downtown eh?

and only a couple of miles away

we had the most beautiful light today

for a short while

best views whilst I was driving

all panorama

more soul food

More Ferries to follow - Promise

Guess what?

Am watching the end of Thelma and Louise on the Telly

Been talking Art with lovely people tonight

Van Gogh , Magritte and stuff

Food for my soul

Don't pay the Ferryman

thought I'd ease myself into Monday with a light walk to the river
A 5 minute walk takes me down to Woodside

Just in time to meet Snowdrop

and the crew

spending their days sailing on the river

in all weathers

apparently 4 (or 6? ) people have chucked themselves in the water in the past 6 months

they usually get fished out pretty quick

the landing stage is floating due to the very high tides in the river

for about 700 years the ferries have been ferrying back and forth

the seagulls follow them and land on them too

I think they are the real Liver Birds