Category Archives: Travel

Having a Wild Time

Posted on April 13, 2017 by colonialist

  The past four days have been memorable. Muscles loosened up by an hour on a horse have been kept in action with a lot of walking, climbing, swimming, and even paddling a small boat round a dam. I can … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Am bein’ so good at ambience!

Posted on January 13, 2017 by colonialist

Ambience is the Daily Post Photo Challenge for the current week. Many of the places we visited on our trip to United Kingdom in December had oodles of it.  However, it is difficult to beat venerable churches when it comes … Continue reading →

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Driving Necessities.

Posted on February 18, 2016 by colonialist

This was a day in which I should have been doing editing, fixing a leaking pool filter, and some much-needed repairs on electrical equipment, where some of the recent workmen had the idea that for anything with a button the … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Weather was Very Cold and Windy and Still and Misty and Thunder-stormy with Torrents, and Very Hot and Sunny

Posted on November 30, 2015 by colonialist

Still, as the pictures may show, we enjoyed our visit to the haunted (Shhhhhh! They’re trying to live that down – it scares the kiddies away) Mountain Park Hotel. © Colonialist (WordPress) November 2015             … Continue reading →

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A Facial Transplant in Transition

Posted on November 27, 2015 by colonialist

Transition is the current Daily Post Photo Challenge. Our state of transition from one home to another has been protracted for over a year now while renovations have been undertaken.  Meanwhile we all continue to live in the tiny cottage further down … Continue reading →

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Really Awfully Lovely Treat Meant

Posted on October 30, 2015 by colonialist

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Treat.” When having feelings of defeat And wanting a treat of something sweet, Nothing makes life more a ballad Than a large self-made fruit salad! Mind you, there is nothing wrong   When Pavlova comes … Continue reading →

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More Merry Midlands Meandering

Posted on May 14, 2015 by colonialist

Translate; Vertaal; Vertalen; Traduire; Übersetzung: μετάφραση: Tradução: Перевод; Traducción: – -> (Click on appropriate section of sidebar on right for translations, writings, compositions, awards and special series.)   This will be pictorially, with a minimum of picked-orally. First, a further shot … Continue reading →

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A Shortish Walk to Lots of Spikes

Posted on May 13, 2015 by colonialist

Translate; Vertaal; Vertalen; Traduire; Übersetzung: μετάφραση: Tradução: Перевод; Traducción: – -> (Click on appropriate section of sidebar on right for translations, writings, compositions, awards and special series.) Something we have flitted past at speed on numerous occasions is the display … Continue reading →

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