Photo troubles

Posted on February 28, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged full phone, full storage, lack of memory, Life, Memory, Photos, SD card, Shared files, thousands of pictures5 Comments

I have too many photos on my phone, some on its drive and some on its SD card. I have thousands… I tried putting some on my pc from the phone. I have a USB cable with a connection to the phone. I found the bit on the pc that allows you to upload photos, but the pc can’t seem to find them on my phone? I tried Bluetooth. The phone found some woman’s phone nearby, it not my pc. I looked for Bluetooth on my pc but couldn’t find it?

I tried uploading to the cloud, but Samsung no longer supports it, or at least won’t from 30.3.21..? I have one drive, but my phone seems to have another type. My friend suggested I download Google photos. So I looked and I already have it on my phone. I’m not sure it’s on the pc though? Life was simple with film and physical photos. I will have another go but it’s frustrating.

Happy outdoor cat, indoors

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Communication, Friendly, Indoor cats, large cat, Life, Outdoor cat, Paws, Pet, Sleeping1 Comment

Since the middle of winter our outdoor cat has come in every day, and most nights he sleeps at least a couple of hours on the bed. He’s a big cat, and waking up with him lying on your chest is a bit startling. Then he reaches out one or both front paws in a gesture of trust. He’s not very keen on being touched. His nose has been scratched by other cats several times (no real animosity between him and my other two cats though). But he’s well fed now and you can see he’s greatful… And he’s like skippy the Bush kangaroo (a reference to a 1960’s kids TV programme…) he points at things. He looks at his bowl when he wants food, the door if he wants to be let out, but more than that, his body language communicates, and if I tap somewhere on the bed with my hand he will go there… And being touched by his paw on my hand is so sweet.

Sunrise

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blue, Dawn, Pink, Poem, Poetry, Purple, Rhyme, shepherd's warning, Sky, Sun, Sunrise, Trees1 Comment

Red sky in the morning,

Shepherds warning?

See the sky

Roses in your eye.

Now its dawn

New day is born..

Pink to blue

Purple hues too

Twigs and branches

Spring approaches.

Sun or rain

Brings green again….

Back to sleep

In bed I’ll keep

Until full sun

And sunrise is done…

Sunset sketch

Posted on February 27, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, black fine liner, Blue, Calligraphy pen, Colours, Illustration, Sketch, Sketching, Sunset, Watercolour painting, Windsor and Newton Watercolours2 Comments

Quick watercolour and ink pen sketch of the sunset on my walk today. It took me 3. 5 hours to walk 6.73 miles, but that was including stops and visits to shops. I’m haven’t blogged much today.. Too tired…

Dog with a fur hat…?

Posted on February 27, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, beagle, Ears, Fun, Hat, Layout app, Mirrored, Pareidolia, Pattern, Photo, What do you see?4 Comments

What do you see? I see a beagle type dog with small brown eyes and long brown ears. Broad white shoulders. I also see a large brown hat, with very long furry fringes, above the brim of the hat the eyes of a macaque monkey, partly closed, stare out…

Pareidolia…

6.73 mile walk

Posted on February 27, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, 6.73 miles, Aching, Life, lyme Park, lyme valley park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Tired, WalkingLeave a comment

Walk along the Lyme Valley Park in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

It would have been muddy if it hadn’t been so dry over the last few days.

The sun was setting as we walked. We called in a couple of shops for essentials so I was out for three and a half hours. Note to self, get shopping from somewhere closer to home or take two bags instead of one so you can spread the load.

That was going to be a short walk, but I ended up doing over two miles more. Me and my friend seem to egg each other on. (if we go that way we can do a few more steps?).

I Will have a short walk tomorrow. I need a rest!

Apparently Goldfish CAN count.

Posted on February 27, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Animals, Birds, Education, Goldfish, intelligent, Learning, Mammals, Maths, Primates, Responsibility, WorldLeave a comment

Sorry not to have a photo of a goldfish! Having a chat with hubby this morning, and he’d read an article that goldfish can count. It makes me realise how much we don’t know about the animal kingdom. How intelligent animals are. I’ve been watching a TV programme by Chris Packham about animal genius. Birds such as the Corvid family using tools, also otters and primates. So many animals that we are not aware of. We must continue to pay attention to these things. Learning how intelligent life is not just the domain of humans. For too long we have regarded ourselves as top of a pyramid of animals, as superior. We need to be more caring and take on the responsibility to look after them, not persecute them. But not because goldfish can count, but because whether they can or not, we need to look after our home, our planet.

Trees in winter

Posted on February 26, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Life, muddy, Photo, Photo director, river Bank, River Trent, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Trees, Trent, WetLeave a comment

Reflections again, this time of trees along the river Trent a few weeks ago. Walking in the rain, trying to avoid the fifty yard long puddles on the paths. Stepping through muddy grass with shoes sinking into the earth. It was wet! Subtle hints of green in the bushes that was knocked back when the temperatures dropped and the snow fell. A whole section of the newly restored river bank washed away and the new housing estate on the flood plain is threatened. Why build on the flood plain anyway? Money!

My Eye

Posted on February 26, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Blue, Calligraphy pen, Drawing, Eye, Felt pens, Fun, Observational drawing, SketchingLeave a comment

Observational drawing of the day, my eye, used a calligraphy pen and felt pens. The patterned thing is my little hand mirror.

Dolphin boats

Posted on February 26, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, Blue, Canal, Dolphin, dolphin boats, Trent and mersey canal, View, Walking, WaterLeave a comment

Reflected in the canal, the water is a gorgeous blue. Dolphin boats with its little dolphin symbol on it has been there for years. Its looking a bit tired now. Life is not being kind to it, and with lockdown I don’t even know if it’s open. As well as boat hire they have an air gun shooting range and archery, but we’ve never been in there, just walked past on the other side of the canal….

Mallaband-Brown

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