Category Archives: photo challenge

The Knight’s Tail

Posted on January 10, 2019 by colonialist

In memory of a loyal knight Of the house of Yawk Who got an almighty fright One night when he dropped his fawk And under the table, … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Flash Fiction, Humour, Nonsense verse, photo challenge, Really Awful Rhyme | Tagged Colonialist, Sue Vincent Photo Prompt | 24 Comments

RIP (OFF) DAILY POST AND WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

Posted on June 8, 2018 by colonialist

The world is crazy. People are obsessed with throwing away proven successes or improving things until they no longer work — or are far harder to operate than before. MS Windows is a case in point. Note the thin blue … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Blogging tip, Challenge, photo challenge, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, daily prompt discontinued., weekly photo challenge discontinued | 26 Comments

Wildly Unlikely

Posted on May 6, 2018 by colonialist

This is, of course, a picture of pictures I took for the cover, but that isn’t what makes it unlikely. More unlikely is that one would ever get a peek at a peak so exactly shaped like a rhino, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Colonialist, verse, writing, music composition, fantasy, Africa, journal., Fantasy, photo challenge, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, Darx Circle covers, Photo Challenge: Unlikely, Rhino Peak | 9 Comments

Got Lines — Misbehaved?

Posted on May 6, 2018 by colonialist

The Current Photo Challenge is on the Lines of lines, so I’ve lined up a trio taken recently with lines in abundance. © May 2018 Colonialist

Posted in Africa, Grandchildren, photo challenge, Photography, Swimming, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge: lines | 5 Comments

A moment when sound seems to stop.

Posted on January 20, 2018 by colonialist

The memorial service for our friend was held yesterday. It went smoothly despite me having to write out some of the music from memory late the night before, and a few last-minute glitches at the Chapel. In the evening his … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Personal Journal, photo challenge, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, Scattering of Ashes, Weekly Photo Challenge: Silence; Funeral | 10 Comments

Rounded off Squarely

Posted on October 27, 2017 by colonialist

It has been over a week since I got a round to post, and the previous one squeezed in the Weekly Photo Challenge so I may as well painfully contrive to drag that into this one as well; therefore the pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Books, Challenge, Cover Design, Music, Personal Journal, photo challenge, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, keyboard textbook, Rufus from Tabika cartoon., sinkhole, Weekly Photo Challenge: Rounded | 22 Comments

Fired Up With Enthusiasm

Posted on February 23, 2017 by colonialist

If you should seek the perfect catch — A flame that can’t be brighter — Consider using A Good Match, Or, better still, one lighter. © February 2017 Colonialist

Posted in Challenge, Humorous rhyme, photo challenge, Photography, Really Awful Rhyme, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wordplay | Tagged Colonialist, Really Awful Rhyme, weekly photo challenge: a good match | 16 Comments

Time of Year to Fly a Kite

Posted on November 26, 2016 by colonialist

The Yellow-billed kite Milvus aegyptius parasitus takes a holiday up in north Africa between breeding sessions, and returns from about August onwards to get back to business. At first, groups of them are common, but as summer gets into gear … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Birds, Gardens, Ocean, photo challenge, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, Estate Garden, seaside garden, Weekly Photo Challenge: That Time of the Year. | 19 Comments

Shines of the Times

Posted on October 22, 2016 by colonialist

Here is all the Shine you’d wish — And it comes with lots of fish. When conditions aren’t so bright Home is what will bring de-light! © October 2016 Colonialist (WordPress)

Posted in Africa, Humorous rhyme, photo challenge, Photography, Really Awful Rhyme, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, deck lit up, fishpond, Weekly Photo Challenge: Shine | 5 Comments

Varying a Theme into Abstract.

Posted on April 24, 2016 by colonialist

I’ve taken the original (first shown) of my first version of the Abstract (previously posted) and done some more playing with it. Interesting how the other treatments bring that one leaf into more and more re-leaf! © April 2016 Colonialist (WordPress)