Tag Archives: postaday

A Really Awful State

Posted on February 26, 2016 by colonialist

This week, the photo challenge is ‘State of Mind‘ The Midlands* is a lovely place Where peace of mind is found, So it would be a great disgrace If fracking there was found. The ‘exploration’ underway Is a disgraceful biz, … Continue reading →

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Optimistic by opting to miss sticks.

Posted on January 23, 2016 by colonialist

And the weekly photo challenge is Optimistic for which I feature the launch of a tree-climbing proclivity in then-younger R. © January 2016 Colonialist (WordPress)

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Less Wait to be Weightless

Posted on January 9, 2016 by colonialist

For the current Photo Challenge, Weight(less) is the topic.  Well, the easiest way to be suspended without artificial things like wings or catching hot air in a balloon hanging over Parliament (or some lighter-than-air gassing, which amounts to the same thing) … Continue reading →

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Gathering Scattered Thoughts

Posted on December 18, 2015 by colonialist

Here is my gathering for the Weekly Photo Challenge on Gathering   © December 2015 Colonialist (WordPress)  

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Really Awful Oopsies.

Posted on December 11, 2015 by colonialist

The Weekly Photo Challenge is to produce something reflecting Oops! That should be easy for me – it is a word I use rather often at such times as when I offer a dramatic gesture at a formal dinner which increases … Continue reading →

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Aye Aye, an Eye Spy You Can Eye

Posted on December 4, 2015 by colonialist

Eye Spy is the current Daily Post Photo Challenge.     © December 2015 Colonialist (WordPress)          

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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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A Quartet of Trios with Coda

Posted on November 21, 2015 by colonialist

In response to The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge Trio: This trio is banded together, By musical ties you can sever … (Though squeakers they be, Harmoniously, Which is, I suppose, very clever.)   And talking of trios, I wrote … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Reward: Goes Swimmingly

Posted on February 27, 2015 by colonialist

The Weekly Photo Challenge: Reward © Colonialist February 2015 (WordPress)

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Daily Post Photo Challenge: Cover Art: A Peak of Achievement!

Posted on October 27, 2014 by colonialist

How could I resist the Cover Art Challenge opportunity to give some more advance publicity to my long-completed but still held-up-on-editing fantasy, Darx Circle?  Here is the original picture I took of St Bernard’s Peak, and following it is my … Continue reading →

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