Tag Archives: beach

Highs and lows

Posted on June 22, 2019 by colonialist

I’m going to bed, and will forget About wrestling with a horrible internet; But my own praises quickly sing Re rising to the heights in gardening Then one-forty-nine steps went scrambling down With crab from the depths to play the … Continue reading →

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A Sea-lection (Mainly) of Boundaries

Posted on October 2, 2015 by colonialist

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Boundaries.” © Colonialist October 2015 (WordPress)

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Static, Dramatic and Ecstatic Monochromatic and Achromatic

Posted on September 11, 2015 by colonialist

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Monochromatic.” Monochromatic properly refers to any picture predominately in tones of one shade, so it doesn’t have to be confined to greyscale.  This rather hypnotic one of beach sand seems to fit. … Continue reading →

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Inspiration and Expiration, and Sea and Sky.

Posted on August 1, 2015 by colonialist

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Inspiration.” I really do aspire To be a flyer, higher – These are some things you may see Viewing from our property … Inspiration’s breathing in, Expiration breathing out; If more … Continue reading →

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Si, Si, a Really Awfully Soggy Muse

Posted on June 28, 2015 by colonialist

Si, Si, a Really In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Muse.”  A Sea-nic bit of a Muse Meant Let’s see, I sea-k my photo muse? You’d never guess the sea-ne I’d choose … Whatever sea-son it may … Continue reading →

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On the Way; or Down the Road Apiece …

Posted on June 1, 2015 by colonialist

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “On the Way.” This road is  about thirty seconds away from our front gate, and is the one most often followed when going anywhere.   Going anywhere usually involves a left turn halfway down the hill.  … Continue reading →

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Of this and that with no rhyme, reason or pictures.

Posted on August 25, 2013 by colonialist

  Formatting a novel in preparation for an edit has kept me out of mischief  for the past couple of days and late into the nights.  In fact, I slept through the arrival of some 30 mongooses on the front … Continue reading →

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COLLECTIBLE* RAINBOWS

Posted on July 6, 2013 by colonialist

The SidevieW theme is: RAINBOW  When I go chasing rainbows The rainbows that I seek, Are all the little specks of those Caught up into the deep, And nurtured there by creatures Until they reach the shore; The creatures give … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime – and other thousand-word essays.

Posted on March 21, 2013 by colonialist

  We went down the KwaZulu Natal South Coast to Illovo today to meet a friend on a flying visit from overseas for brunch (for purposes of the challenge, call it lunch!) and here is my picture of the lunch … Continue reading →

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BEACHCOMBER’S DIARY: TREASURES HIDDEN AND NOT-SO-HIDDEN.

Posted on March 19, 2013 by colonialist

Among the treasures I found on the beach today was this fine piece of driftwood.  I thought of taking it home to tie bromeliads onto, but decided it might be a tiny bit difficult to lift.  Anyway, the pooch pack … Continue reading →

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