Monthly Archives: August 2014
Travel Theme: Orange
A smorgasbord of oranges from our travels to Shropshire and Wales last weekend! Hope you enjoy the gallery below 🙂
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray 3
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray 3
Word Origin
Fray: from French frayer to rub, from Latin fricāre ; see friction, friable
A rock climber has to regularly check the ropes they rely upon for signs of wear. This is the very last place you’d want to find a frayed rope!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray 2
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray 2
Fray
verb (used with object)
1.to wear (cloth, rope, etc.) to loose, ravelled threads or fibres at the edge or end; cause to ravel out.
Haiku: Frayed
Weeds and wildflowers
Tattered floral art from start
To seed head finish
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray 1
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray 1
Fray
noun
1.a fight, battle, or skirmish.
Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
Ant vs Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar at Llanymynech Quarry in Wales!
A territorial fray. Who won you ask?
The referee (Heather) decided there was foul play and flicked the ant off the stem!
Wordless Wednesday: Powis Castle
Wordless Wednesday: Powis Castle
Blue Monday: Blue Butterfly
Blue Monday: Blue Butterfly
I love finding these pretty blue butterflies out among the wildflowers and grasses. They can be incredibly hard to spot, despite that amazing flash of blue, as this precious little creature is only about 1cm tall with its’ wings closed!
Silent Sunday
Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette
Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette
This photo immediately came to mind for the theme Silhouette. This is one of my earlier forays into music photography, taken in 2008 at GuliFest, of the tribute band The Australian Pink Floyd Show. What a gig!
Wordless Wednesday: Peek-a-Boo
Wordless Wednesday: Peek-a-Boo
Taking One Day At A Time 