Red and Green

Posted on February 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Complementary colours, Design, Flowers, Green, Kitchen, Photo, Red, Sunlight, Tulips, Vase2 Comments

I took this today and noticed how much bright red was in it and subtle greens to compliment it. Even the plant food and bits of the labels on the washing up liquid are red. Splashes of colour lift this photo, making it zing. I was going to crop it, but I also like the door handle on the left side mimicking the curve of the tulip stems. The green leaves and sponge and washing up liquid are complementary. Even the cloth on the cupboard helps to hold it together. More if a still life than a photo. Objects can just spring out at you. Especially when you get a bit of sunshine to enhance the shapes of the vase and tulip flowers.

Cat watching

Posted on February 20, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Animals, Cat, Cute, Feline, Funny, Learning, Life, Lion, Photo, Play, TVLeave a comment

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In 50 years of owning or being owned by cats none of them have ever properly watched TV. Oh Yes they have stared at it in a disinterested way. If they happen to be facing in that direction, but nothing stirred them.

That changed with my female cat which I have had for a couple of years. She started by watching little things like birds and mice, but she really did get interested when we watched cat programmes. Now she seems really into things like lions. I got a few photos a couple of months ago of her standing up and looking at the screen. How does she know, or not, that there is a genetic linkage with big cats? Do they move in a similar way? Was it the noises they were making….. I don’t know. I think it’s cute behaviour and I also think she’s a lot cleverer than her brother.. . You should see her play.

Lake

Posted on February 2, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Fun, Micro poem, Photo, Play, Poem, Poetry, Sunset, Too tired to writeLeave a comment

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The trees by the lake cry wooden tears,

The sky glints grey and gold.

Silver shimmers, water waves,

Cold walk in sunset glow.

Stars?

Posted on January 31, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Astronomy, Moon, Night, Photo, Planets, Sky, StarsLeave a comment

No, this is a blurry picture of Venus, the Moon and Jupiter. Somewhere nearby was also Mars.

This was the view looking East from our house about 6am this morning.

You can’t see it but the sky was crystal clear and the planets and moon were twinkling behind the tree branches. My camera phone is good in low light levels but it has over exposed this. Add my hand shaking and it is not very clear. However it might make for an interesting painting.

There are various astronomy sites where you can find information about conjunctions if planets. I like the sky at night on the BBC. Also I have spaceweather.com on my mobile so I can see things like comets, auroras and near earth asteroids.

Our little solar system is tiny compared with the Galaxy and then the universe, but its quite an interesting place even so.

Moorhen or Coot.?

Posted on January 19, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bird, Cold, Photo, Staffordshire, Swimming, Water, Westport lake7 Comments

I can never remember, it has large, pale blue feet paddling below the surface. It’s smart black body is decorated bu a white crest and beak. Swimming through the cold grey blue water of the lake. Luckily they sell duck food but all the birds are hungry at this time of year.

Paddling along, looking for food, trying to survive the winter.

Ice

Posted on January 19, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Colour, Ice, Jack Frost, L ifem cold, Pattern, Photo, Poem, Poetry, WinterLeave a comment

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Ice like feathers,

ice like blood,

ice poured over the bonnet of a car.

Jack Frosts finger nails have skittered across

Leaving their trail of frozen air.

Ice leaps over

ice slips on,

Ice is strong till it is fractured.

Warm air makes ice wet, clammy, then it melts.

Jack Frost,

Dream maker,

gone.

Bubbles

Posted on January 15, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Air, Bubbles, Colours, Focus, Light, Photo, WaterLeave a comment

I fill a large plastic bottle of water from the tap to water my houseplants. It had the advantage that I can reach some of the pots that are a bit out of reach for me.

This morning I saw all these tiny bubbles in the water. Air must have been dissolved in the water and had condensed on slightly rougher places on the surface of the plastic.

The blues and greens are from the tiles and paintwork in the kitchen. The shape of the bottle, with its swirling curves, adds to the interest. The bottle also acted as a lens and I like the contrast in the focus, making the bubbles in and out of focus.

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