Year: 2013
Objects of Desire
Is the name given to an exhibition that has been at Killerton this year and I managed to catch its final day at the weekend. It’s about fashion and includes some designs by students at Falmouth university whose remit was, 
and this is some of their work
The little red number is my favourite! Here is the Courtenay dress, apologies for the glare, its part of Killerton’s collection and so was behind glass.
Here are a few more gowns from their collections, they are all vintage but some would still be wearable now.
To bring us into the right decade, these last dresses are made by current designers.
Any idea which is my favourite?
Travel Theme: Delicate
Ailsa wants us to show some delicate images this week. Today I went to the National Trust Estate at Killerton and there was a surprising number of flowers to see for November. What struck me most of all were the seed heads, they look so delicate don’t they?
Of course the truth is they are little power houses. Light as air, brittle, dry, usually dull brown colours, but each one unique. They have perfect timing, just at the very best moment they will catch a breeze or a raindrop and then fall. Next years potential flowers will work their way into the soil and lie dormant until conditions are right and then the brown will send forth fresh green growth.
Join in at http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/11/01/travel-theme-delicate/
Grains of Sand Magnified, I just had to share
Hope you all enjoy!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Eerie
Well Devon has lots of eerie stories from the dark days but I’m not the one to tell them. I will give you a little hint though for this weeks photo challenge.
or maybe this one fits the bill, what do you think?
Ghttp://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/photo-challenge-eerie/ot something eerie to share?
Lazy Poet’s Thursday Haiku
Apples
Boughs laden with red
Tom Pots and Worcester Pearmain
apples for bobbing
Wordless Wednesday
The Daily Prompt: Seven Wonders
I haven’t tried the Daily Prompt at WordPress before, but somehow today it touched me, so I’m having a try. Michelle W. says . . .
‘Khalil Gibran once said that people will never understand one another unless language is reduced to seven words. What would your seven words be?
Photographers, artists, poets: show us SEVEN.’
I decided to haiku, here are my attempts.
Love
By seeking inside
first nurture and love yourself
then love you will attract
Pain
Bursting from my skin
searing, I must be alive
all consuming pain
Joy
Tiniest new growth
changing each new day
girl child brings me joy
Peace
Stillness of the dawn
a golden hour full of peace
before the world awakes
Death
Never far away
somewhere someone nears death
may it be timely
Freedom
No more oppression
human struggle for an end
eternal freedom
Thankful
Open wide your heart
abundance is yours, accept
always be thankful
See more over at http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/daily-prompt-seven/
John Foster’s Almshouses
So many of you were interested in yesterdays picture for ‘stone’ that I felt I had to show you a little more of the building.
Aren’t they pretty? And thanks to Nikki for adding this link to Facebook,
http://www.about-bristol.co.uk/out-03.asp
Travel Theme: Stone
I was wandering through the streets in the old part of Bristol today with some friends and we came across some pretty almshouses. The were behind closed gates so it was difficult to get a good view but these stone carvings were set in the brick on the first floor. They are the Magi, carrying their gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrhh.
I thought they were perfect for Ailsa’s challenge this week.
If you would like to join in or see some other interpretations visit her at http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/10/25/travel-theme-stone/
Lucid Gypsy 