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Crimson’s Creative Challenge – #199 – Boat Parking

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Michael

There was a rumour going around that a killer tide was coming in. So everyone at the marina moved their boats to higher ground. No one knew what a killer tide actually was, but the rumour was laced with enough … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #429 – My Hope

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Michael

This is me some days, Not on the inside trying to get out But on the outside wanting to get in. It’s getting harder Opportunity is still a distant goal. Nature is having its say, Whether or not to fight … Continue reading →

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Truthful Tuesday – 2nd August

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Michael

Birth Control – Yes or No I was brought up in a Catholic family in a very Catholic world. We were taught that basically as Monty Python said, that every little sperm counts. However, when I was married and babies … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #425 – Tosca (the dog not the Opera).

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Michael

Tosca, the dog, not the opera, stood staunchly guarding her domain. Standing on the back veranda she surveyed her kingdom with a quiet reserve ready to strike at any moment should her world be invaded. Her owners were loving folk, … Continue reading →

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What Do You See #145 – 1st August – Barry

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Michael

His name was Barry and he lived not far from me in an old house that seemed to be sinking into the ground. He was for the most part a poor miserable soul. Any time you inquired as to his … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #182 – Self-Isolation

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Michael

I’m locked inside at the moment. It’s called self-isolation as I have tested positive for Covid. Last week I was in Tasmania on a touring holiday with two friends. This week I’m holed up at home. It was a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge – #178 – A Brick in the Wall

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Michael

As I’ve wandered through life I’ve become more and more aware that if life was a wall then I’m just another brick in the wall. We are all part of a whole. Life is a myriad of components multitudinous in … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #176 – Crisp and the Greenhouse

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Michael

My aged companion Crisp, whose mind was not as it used to be, had observed the old greenhouse on our Sunday afternoon walk. “They’re not doing it right,” she announced as we looked across at it. Clearly, it was overgrown … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge # 173 – It’s a Duck.

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Michael

It’s a duck. No, it isn’t. It can’t be it hasn’t got a duck’s bill. Well, I think it is. Its face is pointy. Ducks don’t have pointy faces, they have duck faces. From where I come from it’s a … Continue reading →

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Aging, Wisdom, Experience – 3

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Michael

I wanted this post to be about wisdom, the getting of it and the application of it but in the past few weeks, there have been things/stuff that has gotten in the way. Wisdom comes with age, so they say, … Continue reading →

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