Whiskas on kittens

Developmental stuff

with the odd curious cat

Bag Birds

If you go down to the Woods today...

Dabbling Ducks

Ethereal stuff

Mainly working with silks

this is the result of my weekend labours

I have a bound and wrapped silk bundle

filled with stones and onion skins (red)

then wrapped with Eucalyptus leaves on the outside

waiting for a dunking in hot water later today

the strange plastic bag wrapped parcel

is a white linen dress drizzled wih more red onion skins

plus some brown ones too

then wrapped around a large rusty iron bar

oh yes I presoaked it in milk the night before

won't be unwrapping this for a couple of months

Safely Home

A gift from India

greedily hoarded away

to be devoured later

speechless with delight

such a generous soul

A few of my favourite things

The first pix from the course

Starting with the train journey

These are India's favourite things

amongst others

Have my two little furry familiars

right next to me

as we speak

tired now so will blog tomorrow

to be continued...

Parting is such Sweet Sorrow

Separation anxiety has gone into overdrive
Bags are packed - almost
The crows are still calling me
been snipping greenery from
the garden
A Rose leaf here
a bit of Fern
a branch from the Bay
Gooseberry leaves
Ivy from the lampost
Hydrangea leaves
a Dock leaf
a couple of sprays of flowers
Dearly loved plants
from a dearly loved garden
will post the results of my endeavours
on my return on Sunday

Park Life

If you are in

just the right place

at just the right time

You may even

get invited

For tea

Six Crows a Crowing

Spring in the square

crows on the tunnel vent

plus me

Through the Looking Glass

My new blogger id photo

another of my experiments

particularly like this one

I love windows, shapes, light and shade

it feels very Yin Yang to me

quite balanced

especially with the little dot of light

in the middle of the dark

In my Liverpool home

The Wharf is 95 feet long

it travels steeply up the rocky sandstone slope

and the path continues up and over

with the Priory on the left

meandering into Town

down Market Street

the site of the old Market

on the left again

which burned down in 1974

now a council building

not rebuilt there

where it must have existed for centuries

moved further into Town

leaving the businesses around The Square

to fend for themselves

Market Street was full of old pubs

slowly all closing down

no respect for the old ways

no connection to the land

Priory Wharf

Haven't yet made it into the Priory as it has been closed

pix from the outside

and then down to the river

Hello Hello

Finally a hello from Suki

who has been a bit camera shy of late

The plant is older than her

and she is 13 now

an old lady in cat terms

a hello wave from me too

on this fine Saturday

must get on

things to do...

Writers crack?

Well I've heard of writer's block
and writer's cramp
but writers crack?
due to blogging overdose
Is that me?

Ffffwhhwoo !!

That is the closest to a sigh I can do
at the mo
the wind is blowing wildly
outside
very wildly
twas rainy sunny and mild today
the change of season
virus, chest infection
and tiredness
hah!

where'ere
the wind blows
there blow I
in a cowslips bell I lie...

Football crazy

well...
a minute's silence tomorrow
for the victims
of the Hillsborough disaster
(20 years ago)
I was in Australia at the time
so the full impact
didn't quite hit home

The bare necessities

The backstreets of Liverpool

Liver Birds visible in the distance

hoping to get down to the old priory soon

where the ferries all began

another lunchtime walk from work

Let's play the music and dance...

Washing machine is fixed
yippee!!
Sid has no cat biscuits and it's the Easter Break
:(
there may be trouble ahead...

I guess it's personal

Been having a good old read up
on some aboriginal art today
must say
whilst in WA
spent quite a bit if time in the Art Gallery
Lin Onus's work "Maralinga"
moved me more than any other piece
even some of the visiting "Old Masters"

Suburban skies