Monthly Archives: January 2017

Spied on, Identification Parade, Point of Interest, and Chick Lit to get Fired up after.

Posted on January 30, 2017 by colonialist

Last night I got spied on by this Cream-striped Owl Moth Cyligramma latona. They are quite shy, so I was pleasantly surprised that it stuck around for long enough for me to go indoors for my camera. One second after I … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Grandchildren, Nature, Personal Journal, pets, Photography | Tagged Colonialist, Cream Striped Owl Moth, DCHS, Point Yacht Club, pyromania. | 15 Comments

Granny Grows Naughty

Posted on January 29, 2017 by colonialist

Wordle 284 from The Sunday Whirl. Only eleven words this week for me to use in order and cause to rhyme. That helped to keep it short and simple. If you recognise the plant, you probably have a misspent youth! The crooked grandmother … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens, Humour, Poems, Rhyme, Wordle | Tagged Colonialist, growing cannabis, wordle 284, Wordle in order rhymed. | 19 Comments

Reap purposes in pictures

Posted on January 27, 2017 by colonialist

The current topic for the Weekly Photo Challenge is Repurpose and I have dredged a couple of topics out of older posts to show for it — because they fit, and because I can! © January 2017 Colonialist

Posted in Africa, Cats, Challenge, Gardens, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, re-purr-puss, roof tile garden bed edgers, water saving with a mineral bottle, Weekly Photo Challenge: Repurpose | 21 Comments

Really Awfully Good Past Christmas Presents with Futures

Posted on January 26, 2017 by colonialist

My meerkat I have mentioned — Gift from UK family — More, quite as well-intentioned, Show how well they do know me! A quadcopter for flying For as long as charge will last; To master it I’m trying, And am … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Books, Personal Journal, Really Awful Rhyme | Tagged Colonialist, Mini Quadcopter., Norton Juster, Playthings for Men, Pratchett/Baxter, Really Awful Rhyme | 13 Comments

Maybe Late or Early

Posted on January 24, 2017 by colonialist

In May last year I sketched the outline of a melody as a piano piece, and promptly forgot about it. However something has got me into music mode over the past couple of weeks, starting with rediscovering that wonderful Elgar … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Colonialist, verse, writing, music composition, fantasy, Africa, journal., Composition (classical), Music, music composition, Photography | Tagged Colonialist, Elgar, May Melody Composition, Music mood. | 7 Comments

Soulful

Posted on January 22, 2017 by colonialist

Wordle 283: Transcendence Soul before birth; after death; makes the heart light — Heavy when without a spirit-touch one must cope; The stay on earth is brief, and faith is burning bright Souls reach to give up burden in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Poems, Wordle | Tagged Colonialist, rhyming wordle, soul hope, Transcendence | 7 Comments

Really Awful Trumpetty Sounds

Posted on January 21, 2017 by colonialist

This Bridge Should Have Been No Trump Contract The USA must be a dump To get a specimen like Trump In presidential upward-bump — Is everybody there a chump? A mannerless habitual grump, Quite oversize in tum and rump; You’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Humorous rhyme, Really Awful Rhyme, Rhyme, Satire | Tagged Colonialist, Odes to Trump, Really Awful Rhyme, Trump Pit Blast | 29 Comments

Swanning Around

Posted on January 20, 2017 by colonialist

On seeing the title of the Weekly Photo Challenge of Graceful two photos sprang to mind from our December UK visit, and I had selected both before noticing that the one by Ben Huberman also features swans. Well, too bad, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Grandchildren, Personal Journal, Photography, Travel, UK, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged birds on lake, Colonialist, girl balancing on stone ball, Weekly PhototChallenge: Graceful | 13 Comments

Merely categorical …

Posted on January 19, 2017 by colonialist

I received some lovely presents from the family overseas this year. One of them was this delightful new meerkat companion for the one on the left I was given on our previous visit. More about my Christmas loot to follow … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Colonialist, Personal Journal, Travel, UK | Tagged Colonialist, Meerkat miniatures | 7 Comments

Schooldaze …

Posted on January 18, 2017 by colonialist

Eight-year-old granddaughter R, entering Grade 3 (which my generation knew as Standard 1) is already involved in a hectic schedule. Off her own bat she auditioned for Junior Choir, and yesterday received a letter of congratulation stating that she has … Continue reading →