Come away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
I started gathering pics for the weekly challenge but then realised it was the new Phoneography Challenge of Neighbourhood instead. So I got all confused and nearly didn’t post but it seems that Cheri doesn’t really mind if you use your phone camera or not. About half of mine are phone images and the rest my Canon. Don’t forget you can join in at http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/my-neighborhood/
Another challenge I have missed recently but this is one photo that I wanted an excuse to post, so here we are. You can join in at http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/sunday-post-simplicity/#comment-8747
Oh my this is Lucid Gypsy’s 500th post!
I’ve been ranting today. For the first time ever I wrote to the local newspaper. I’m not a write to the paper type and in fact it isn’t a letter. Since the newspaper became weekly instead of daily, it’s main focus has shifted to the website, where there is the opportunity to submit an article. I doubted that they would publish it. I don’tknow their criteria but lo and behold they did – complete with typos. In fact it’s visible twice because I thought it had disappeared and so I posted it a second time, with most mistakes corrected. One lingers though, the very first word!http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/City-s-Shame/story-17911321-detail/story.html
Today began cold, I seriously considered a duvet day and would have liked a share of http://dadirridreaming.wordpress.com/ ‘s scorching heat! I forced myself to move and made some butternut squash and pepper soup before venturing out. I had to top up the fruit bowl and the girls wanted to walk, so we set off to the green grocers close to the river. 
The river was just returning to normal winter levels but now there must be melt water from Exmoor topping it up again. In the far right of the photo is the Mill on the Exe pub, they regularly get flooded and can no longer get insurance.
The dogs had a god run, I saw cormorants on the weir and then turned back to the bridge where the graffiti is vibrant.
This will last a couple of days! After healthy soup, I settled on the sofa with the new book that arrived this morning, all wrapped in a blankie! 
But I’m still cold 😦
group rise fly
glide decide turn
circle descend return
I’ve posted views of Cathedral Close before, by night but without the lamps and also by day. I quite like the golden glow that illuminates this one though. Join in the http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/lights/ here.
Marianne at East of Malaga says ‘It’s that time of year when many of us reflect over the past year and begin to look forward to whatever the coming year will bring’ and challenges us to post our reflection images for the 
We also get to highlight two blogs that we have visited and enjoyed, so that others can hop over too.
My first is Celestine whose blog, Reading Pleasure has a wealth of poetry and Haiku. She writes prolifically of romance and passion. A real treat.
Next is Marina a very talented artist. Her work is vibrant, I’ve never seen such bright watercolours. Check out her Christmas trees, Dreamscapes, and Marwax, the most beautiful candles.
Lucid Gypsy 