Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle — Clouds play in the endless sky. They’re always playing, those clouds. Restless and moody, they toss and turn up there, changing with the wind, following its moods. All peaceful and serene in cobalt blue and white one minute, whipping up a fury the next. Storms are the most fun. Thunder and lightning make it so exciting…

Even though I am not a royalist — I repeat — I am not a royalist The whole monarchy, royal family thing is past its use-by date and belongs to an ignorant and innocent past. We should have outgrown it by now. But not for something worse! I can hardly believe that people are still bowing and scraping when they get to meet a member of…

A failing memory is the most easily recognizable symptom of Alzheimers You’re at a social gathering and you are tempted to tell a little story or anecdote. You’re sailing along in fine style, all eyes are upon you. What could go wrong? Well, you could lose your story. It could…

Dreams and sleep walking have fascinated us since — well, forever — and we still don’t understand them. — A True story I was being chased by 3 fearsome bulls. They were identical to each other with a mechanical quality like a wind-up toy or maybe something unearthed from ancient times. I know, that doesn’t make sense! I was scared, but not terrified — as they charged towards me…

Six Word Photo Story: December Freestyle — Wisteria is like beautiful bridal veils. Looking at these three beautiful dripping columns of wisteria — it is easy to imagine they are really three lovely brides. The flowers are unusual in color. Usually, wisteria comes in various shades of purple, and sometimes in white. But this wisteria is neither purple nor white. It is a…

If they had, they would have struggled to find much in common. — Four aunts from the late Victorian era and four from the Edwardian/flapper era — well that’s not quite correct. One of the ‘aunts’ in the Edwardian photo was actually my mother. She’s the one farthest away from the camera. The other three are her sisters and my aunts. But as a group I call them all my aunts. They were Sydneysiders. The Edwardian aunts never met the Aussie aunts…

Medium is getting a facelift — Medium landed in my inbox one day way back in 2018. I read the stories until I reached my free limit and signed up for a year. Then I binge read. For me and many others, Medium is a huge, never ending, learning curve. However much I learn there’s always…

Six Word Photo Story: “December Freestyle” — Humble nasturtium flowers in kitchen window. I love nasturtiums — they’re cheap and cheerful and you can eat every part of them. The fiery little seeds have a unique and delicious flavor. The flowers and leaves are wonderful in salads. They are enthusiastic growers too — too enthusiastic for their own good. I was aware of…

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “December Freestyle” — It wouldn’t be Xmas without sparkle. Aren’t we so lucky these days that we have such a choice of sparkly, flashing, flickering candles and lights? They make us fall in love with Xmas all over again. And they make Xmas even more special. This photo was somewhat experimental. We put up the Xmas tree, and it…