Words

Posted on July 8, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Books, Fun, Humour, Learning, Life, Playing, School, WordsLeave a comment

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Do you find yourself thinking of a word that just pops into your mind? I thought of a few today. Gestalt, Normality and Defunct all jumped into my head today.

Another day it could be crumble, grunge or fanciful, which is probably what this is.

I think I need sleep when I can dream of words chasing each other through the sky and over hills. Trundling into the sunset where they burst into brilliant petals.

Words are fun, they need using or abusing, but they definitely can make life interesting, exuberant and startling!

Wimbledon

Posted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Fortnight, Games, Match, Pimms, Playing, Set, Strawberries and cream, Summer, Tennis, WimbledonLeave a comment

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It’s that time of year again, two weeks of tennis on TV. I could sit in a darkened room and watch it all, mens, womens doubles and wheelchair matches. There is a lot of excitement especially towards the end of the tournament and that’s not including the risk of a heavy downpour of rain stopping play.

This year court one has a retractable roof so it offers shelter to players in the same way as the centre court.

Wimbledon can be engrossing, intriguing, spectacular. Human bodies getting bent and stretched into shapes never normally seen in real life. The commentary helps you understand what just happened when tennis balls are travelling across the court faster than you can see.

But I’m getting interested. It’s on in the background. I’ve got things to do. People to see. Switch it off…. In a few minutes, at the end of this game…. This set…. This match….

Glass window?

Posted on June 28, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Design, Flood fill, Micro poetry, Playing, Poem, Poetry, Stained glassLeave a comment

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I was playing around with a photo of the stained glass windows in the church and came up with this. I sort of like it although I’m not sure the church would. When you use flood fill it causes a loss of details so you can’t see the faces on the image. I chose a rainbow flood fill so could create circles on top of the image.

Circles

curves and angels

winged with colour

flying high.

Art with rainbows

Black reflections,

illuminating and obscuring.

Circular arguments,

simple shapes

scriptural thoughts

saints and sinners,

seperated by glass.

Word play

Posted on June 22, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Playing, Playing with words, Poem, Poetry, Single wordsLeave a comment

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Sky

Ski

Skys

Keys

Skies

Kites

Tike

takes

stake

Stakes

Steaks

Streaks

Stark

Stare

Stair

Tears

Treats

Traits

Trays

Tries

Trees

True

Try

Tie

Photo of washing up?

Posted on June 2, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blog, Duplicated, Layout app, Pattern, Photo, PlayingLeave a comment

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I think this is crockery on a drainer but it’s a while since I took the photo and then modified it in the layout app on my phone. I just found it and was struck by its straight and fluid lines. So I’ve posted it.

Mad half hour

Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Animals, Black and White cats, Cats, Fun, Humour, Life, Play, Playing, Running and jumpingLeave a comment

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Where do cats get there energy? Running, jumping, chasing, getting his claws stuck in the throw over the settee.

Pouncing on his toys, chasing his sister. Being chased by her. Upstairs and downstairs. Into the bathroom and kitchen. Jumping up on windowsills and the cat tree…

Then a wash…. Back, sides, face. Suddenly calm.

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Dot dot

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Digital, Dots, Pattern, Photo, Pixelates, PlayingLeave a comment

Sparkle, shine, glitter

I was playing with one of my phone picture editing apps and came across something that pixelates in dots not squares.

I turned it into a black and white image, then added colours with a flood fill option in another app. sketch-1558111779786

I did more to it by using my phone editing suite. I went to the curves section which allows you to adjust the colours and brightness and adjusted it to make it more interesting.

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I’ve ended up with a dotty abstract.

Kittens

Posted on March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Cat, Cat toys, Fun, Kitten, PlayingLeave a comment

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Two years ago we had four tiny kittens, only a few weeks old, eyes barely open.

So cute…. a few weeks later they were climbing the curtains and up the wood chip wallpaper in the front bedroom. Sneaking downstairs (they were born in the front bedroom). Climbing up inside my trouser legs (ouch). Playing with string, cat toys, a plastic ball with bells in. As their teeth grew they enjoyed charing each other and nipping and pawing waving tails.

The joy of kittens. Unfortunately they grow into full size cats…. But all four went to good homes. Two boys to one home, two girls to another house. All of them are happy and healthy.

Cat yoga

Posted on March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bending, Cats, Digital art, Digital sketch, Fun, Laughing, Playing, Stretching, YogaLeave a comment

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I sometimes think yoga should be a cat thing, they seem to be able to move so flexibly, instead of the downward dog you would have the crouching cat. Or the rear leg stretch.

I don’t know about a cat litter squat though!

But that thing when they fall and flip over so they land on all four feet is amazing!

When they run at fast speeds around the room they can leap and turn like lightening. I would take a photo but they move to fast, paws up, back bent into incredible curves.

Jumping and flipping over, landing on their backs with a fierce growl or a gentle purr…..

Ow my legs

Posted on March 24, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Cat, Claws, Fighting, Fun, Life, Play, Playing, ScratchingLeave a comment

Ow my legs! Our female cat loves sharpening her claws on my legs, she sticks her claws in my trousers and then arches her back and pulls down. Sometimes she gets flesh too. I found blood trickling down my leg earlier on today. I love her to pieces but as soon as I realise she’s doing it I have to brush her away.

She rushes round and plays all the time. She fights with our boy cat but only in play, she puts a paw on his head or he puts a paw on hers and then she pushes him away with her back legs. One thing neither if them do is the strong fast kicking movement so neither of them get hurt. And they only nip each other, there is no going for the scruff of their necks. Basically it’s like slow motion wrestling followed by fast chasing.

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