This last summer we have had some lovely days in the garden. Usually meaning ball time, me convincing Maya to drop it, and finally her being over the top catching it.
Here are the results.
(c) K Wicks
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So much has happened… (poetry)
So much has happened
It’s hard to explain
And so consumed
One can’t contain
The rug’s been pulled
From underfoot
While what you knew
Is firmly put
Away, behind you
To be no more
The futures changed
And now seems war
Is being raged
Against your mind
Manipulated
I think you’ll find
What they seek
They do not hide
To conquer us
They must divide
What we think
And friend from friend
And forward we go
To whatever end
Rhyme and Reason
(c) K Wicks
Cherry Tree…
A cherry pip dropped into our garden earlier this year and took root. From an established tree in our road, the birds have been distributing the seeds by flyover.
Mostly a few here and there, picked up and discarded so the dog doesn’t eat them. But I planted a few and one appeared growing on it’s own. That’s the one that has made it and I gave it it’s own pot – I can’t have it growing in the ground as it would be too close to the house. Hopefully it makes it through the winter and can be repotted in the spring for the next growing season.
These first two photos were taken in July, only a few months after they sprouted. It’s exciting to see how quickly trees can grow.
Now Autumn has set in, the leaves turned a wonderful orangey yellow and into deep red as the days and weeks have progressed.
I’ll miss the leaves for a little while.
Winter is well on the way, the little cherry tree is taking a bit of a battering and will soon just look like a stick, waiting to burst back into visible life in the spring. I look forward to it.
(c) K Wicks
Experimental Chemistry — Fictionspawn
Dirk had been sitting in the jar for days. He was hungry and thirsty, and there was no one around. He had no idea where he was or how he had gotten there. The last thing he remembered was eating some strawberries in the forest. Then he had gotten sleepy. The door opened. A giant figure came in, long and thin, dark and grey. It looked at him and smiled an evil grin. This monster did not have good intentions. Dirk got up on his feet. Maybe, if he was lucky, he could find some way to escape this horror, some moment when his keeper would look the other way. If he could only get out of the jar, he could make a run for it. His abductor looked around the room. He found a test tube, poured some transparent liquid into it. He searched some more, swearing in some strange language. Lifting books, moving glasses and bottles. He found what he was looking for, a little bottle. Opened it, poured it into the tube. Smoke emerged. The test tube changed colour. The chemist laughed. He took a deep smell of the smoke coming up. Dirk could see a flash of madness in his eyes, a triumph he didn’t like at all… (more)
Experimental Chemistry — Fictionspawn
Choppy skies out walking…
The weather has definitely taken a choppy turn. As autumn turns into winter, a few good skies can still be caught at the right time.
A walk in the park the other day had some very dark clouds, but it made for a really nice contrast against the bright blue strip of clear sky getting smaller by the minute.
We only got a bit wet but it was worth it.
She has a great time running around the park, whatever the weather.
(c) K Wicks
Door and other twisted tales – Book Review
A thoroughly enjoyable read. A varied collection of strange tales, nearly all the stories kept me engaged and quite hooked from the first page of each. Atmospheric and creepy. Set in very different times and locations, they create a great feeling of weird. I especially enjoyed them as like mine, they aren’t gory, but give you an overall sense of unease.
Door and other twisted tales by Catherine McCarthy
Imposter Syndrome and Unsupportive Families — Paula Writes
Imposter Syndrome is frequently discussed, and most creatives, including writers, are likely to be familiar with the term. It describes the feeling of being a fraud, and of not deserving the success you’ve achieved. There is a sense of waiting to be “found out”. When it comes to our own talents and abilities, self-confidence is […]
Imposter Syndrome and Unsupportive Families — Paula Writes
While weighing up… (poetry)
While weighing up
What is the cost
It makes you think
Of what you’ve lost
Some may see
Better times ahead
Others could be
Filled with dread
No one knows
In part or whole
Except the feeling
Of no control
Holding our breath
Just told to wait
And wonder what
Will be our fate
(c) K Wicks
November sunrise #1
(c) K Wicks
