Monthly Archives: September 2017

Windows of Opportunity

Posted on September 29, 2017 by colonialist

Some random Windows themes from my pictures for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Owlingly Awful Talepiece       © September 2017 Colonialist

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Counting Costas

Posted on September 27, 2017 by colonialist

Spain has the Costa Brava, the Costa Del Sol, the Costa Blanca, the Costa de la Luz and several more Costa-type places.   Costa Rica in South America has much to recommend it if you don’t mind an awful lot of … Continue reading →

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Layered and with Layers

Posted on September 24, 2017 by colonialist

The current Weekly Photo Challenge features Layered so I thought I’d offer a choice of layers …  (The pictures were taken today at Illovo Nursery down the road apiece.) OWLINGLY AWFUL TALEPIECE

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Ring in a Peaceful Era

Posted on September 24, 2017 by colonialist

Wordle 318   Quake! Lock the foe so faux; Bottom, rebel pen to go; Chain to brace the chase must grow; ‘Ding!’ at crossroads hope will show! © September 2017 Colonialist  

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Fighting Racism is Not Nearly Enough!

Posted on September 21, 2017 by colonialist

Those who get knitted knickers from racism are only on the threshold of all the dreadful discriminations that people indulge in all the time. There are plenty of other evil ‘isms’ to be eradicated, all based on the same terrible … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Living is More Than Keeping Breathing!

Posted on September 18, 2017 by colonialist

This past weekend, from Thursday through Sunday, in my capacity as current President of the venerable Durban and Coast Horticultural Society (Est 1903!), I was much occupied with our stand at Durban’s annual Sustainable Living Exhibition. A painful back meant I … Continue reading →

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Not flatulence or a wee spot of damp.

Posted on September 17, 2017 by colonialist

Water Pity (Wordle 317) We turn the tap but we forget Where sucks the pipe to get the wet, And, as we swing in shower spray, What treatments keep the plague away; Imagine tub, no word of taps, No thump … Continue reading →

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Toad-tally croaky duet at a hop to celebrate spring

Posted on September 13, 2017 by colonialist

We certainly have signs of spring sh0wing.  Brunfelsia is starting its Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow act which will probably stretch to Last Month, This Month, and the Month After.   While some of the indigenous plants are determined not to … Continue reading →

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A Guide Dog for the Non-blind

Posted on September 10, 2017 by colonialist

Hidden Fishermen’s Path Through Steep Forest to Beach   Sweep of horizon, from shelter of bushes emerge, Ground levels out, sight will wake to the power of sea No map will show where it funnels to push with a surge, … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Waitress

Posted on September 8, 2017 by colonialist

The photo theme of Waiting is really appropriate in my case; I have kept everyone waiting for another post for over a week. This is unusual for me: I generally manage to fit some blogging in somewhere even when travelling. The thing … Continue reading →

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