TJ’s Household Haiku-Tide

23 Jul 2016

PROMPT WORD: TIDE   Here that fatal tide Ebbing swift from my footsteps Brings death's strange beauty ...oOo... Hi Everyone! It's Household Haiku Time! Use the photo or the prompt word…

Silver Sea

8 Jun 20168 Jun 2016

Mercurial sea At once so scintillating And yet so profound

Whale Bones – Australia

8 May 201618 May 2016

Along our rugged North Western coastline the terrain can become very harsh and unforgiving. We came upon the bones of a whale that had washed up on the rocks and…

Lazy Sunday – A tramp stole my trousers!

1 May 20161 May 2016

As one of my children was showing signs of disgruntlement over their current job I felt that it was my fatherly duty to divert his attention from the current vexations…

Summer revelations

27 Apr 2016

  A typical day at the beach in Western Australia. The soft white sandstone sand and the brilliant light is always attractive. The sharks and the Jellyfish are no deterrent.…

Written in Water

23 Mar 201623 Mar 2016

A sheet of water Waits to record ship's journey Pinned by a seagull Photo 101 Moment in motion Same water as the sun sets A final message All of these shots…

Mondayitis: Oh for the Sunny Shore!

21 Mar 201621 Mar 2016

No one knows what I suffer! Just last year I had a bout of the dreaded Man Flu where I teetered on the brink of death for fully 4 days,…

Solitude

12 Mar 201612 Mar 2016

There in the bustling crowd, All alone I Move like a shadow Stretching in the sunlight Dark and ephemeral In strange disconnection In response to Photography 101 Prompt "Solitude" and…

Blissful Sunset

10 Mar 201612 Mar 2016

Sunday and a stroll along the coast at our favorite spot in Fremantle, Western Australia. One of the joys of living on the west coast is to see the sun…

Photography 101 Day 1 – Home

7 Mar 20167 Mar 2016

I signed up for Photograpy 101 which kicks off today. I then got all distracted and went out treasure hunting. A regency teapot, a rare Pilkington vase and a 17th…

Wildflower Wednesday – Spoiled for Choice

17 Feb 201617 Feb 2016

Supping from golden plates, The bee does not forget, To take a little morsel home, Where with honeyed words, It adds its praise; A tasteful medley, of a million flowers.

Lazy Sunday – Vibrant Kulcha

31 Jan 201631 Jan 2016

  As those who have been so kind as to cast their eyes over my ramblings will know, I live in Perth, Western Australia. It has much to recommend it.…

Haiku – Sunset

25 Jan 201625 Jan 2016

To the sinking sun Wind trilling in the rigging A final farewell ...oOo... The sun's final rays Transformed by the ocean's trill Into golden notes   The prompts for this week's…

Haiku – Blue Sky Ennui

11 Jan 2016

  Of crystalline blue The ocean hopes for grey skies With a clear conscience It can't be helped. This sort of scene captures you and the amazing colors make you…

Short Story – Larrkardiy (boab)

9 Jan 20169 Jan 2016

  Prologue For the Aboriginal people Larrkardiy always had a special strength and power. The dreamtime stories tell that this power had made the trees so arrogant that at last God…