Come away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
That looked like a book, and told a story.
Years later, as a young man little Harry joined the Dorset Yeomanry when war was declared. In December 1917, Harry was fatally wounded at Mughar Ridge, Palestine, he was just 28.
This is for Paula’s Black and White Sunday, click the link to join her.
The theme for this weeks photo challenge is solitude. It can be interpreted in any way you choose, but I didn’t have any ideas. My photos do show two people who couldn’t be more different though.
This soldier was standing guard at the Ataturk Mausoleum, Istanbul. He was as still as a statue, even when I stood beside him. It must be a very strange thing to do, just standing all day without moving a muscle, a kind of internal solitude and yet remaining alert. He may still be there.
This elderly lady, was probably glad of a place to sit and relax. It was a warm day, but she’d found her shady spot and seemed quite content in her solitude. There will be lots of photos of solitude at the Daily Post, pop over and visit or join in.
It’s pick a word Thursday over at Paula’s place, Lost in Translation. This weeks choices are radiant, alimentary, arboreal, frontal and remote. I may find some more but for now, remote is my choice.
This isn’t the best photo, taken through a bus window in torrential rain, but I’ll always remember driving through this village in northern Ghana.
If it was sunny it would be okay, but it was really sad to see that day. It felt really remote, we’d left Mole National Park far behind, but the vibrant city of Kumasi and the sunshine Cape Coast were a long way south.
A sprinkling of crumbs
disintegration begins
majesty is lost
Well I think so anyway.
Krista has found the sweetest little thing to repurpose, totally unique. I hope she stores it safely until next Christmas.
These two bracelets of mine are made from plastic carrier bags and bottles. I don’t know how they’re made, but wish I did, I’d have a try myself. I’ve seen plastics upcycled into many things but none as attractive as this.
You can join Krista and the Weekly Photo Challenge here.
These agapanthus are drained of all colour, just six months ago the flowers were a beautiful blue, surrounded by lush green foliage. They look very wintry now don’t they?
But I won’t worry, they’re very tenacious and will be back in July. By next year some of those dark seeds may even have spread new plants around the garden.
This post is for Paula’s Thursday Special, this week it’s ‘Wintry’.
Towering skywards
St Michaels glows in the sun
so bright and rosy
Lucid Gypsy 