Doom & Gloom Overtakes Medium — What’s Going On?

January Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hometown Pride” — Best place names in the world. The UK is known for the strange names of its streets, villages, and towns. Many come from times when places were known for the activities carried out there. These days, there is general acceptance that some activities are better not telegraphed with written signs. Grape Lane, for example, is a…

From Trapped In A Safe Environment To Safe In The Wild — Although fascinated by the story of snow, I didn’t immediately consider picking up the challenge of writing about it. Snow does not play a huge part in my life. I live in a temperate climate where it is not unusual for whole years to pass by with no snow at…

Reading time is scarce at the moment so when articles catch my eye, I stash them away like a magpie collecting shiny stuff for later perusal. It seems to work ok for magpies and on the whole, it works pretty well for me. As the new year dawns, I find…

Here’s the question that springs to my mind in relation to this — does the person who tempted me into this challenge deserve thanks or curses? This wasn’t on my schedule for today, I have swerved away from other tasks to write this. I’ve recently resisted any number of writing…

Remembering Sunny Days: “December Freestyle” — No more sun for the dinos. The photo was taken earlier in the year before the entire flock received a custodial sentence. Initially, they were required to be “housed” because avian flu was raging across the country. They were essentially in open prison which kept them out of contact with gulls who seem to be the…

It’s early to be wishing people a Happy Christmas, but Winter is undoubtedly here.

A Fancy Phenomenon: “December Freestyle” — Fancy pigeons gossip on the rooftop. A neighbour keeps fancy pigeons. We chance on them all around the area, bathing in rain puddles, blocking the road as they take advantage of a grain spillage, or swooping overhead before returning to their loft to settle for the night. On this occasion, I came across them gossiping on…

Plus Stalking The Lesser-Spotted Garbage Bin — A disorganised week began with an unexpected Christmassy touch. Look what appeared on the drive. It’s a robust holly bush that has been scratching parked cars and us for many years, but it hasn’t joined in the festivities before. I’m considering festooning it with some heavy-duty tinsel and maybe some…