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Reena’s Xploration Challenge – Christmas with Mary Lomax

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Michael

Mrs Mary Lomax had a house with a tree growing through it. Which meant at Christmas she had plenty of opportunity to hang her decorations and create some fascinating light shows. It wasn’t everyone who could do what she did … Continue reading →

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What do you see # 41 – 3 August 2020 – Thieving Rascals.

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Michael

 At first, I thought it a mouse as I only gave it a cursory glance. But its movement gave me cause to look more closely. A small but cheeky looking monkey looked at me from the fork in the tree. … Continue reading →

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What do you see # 30 – 18 May 2020 – A Girl’s Space.

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Michael

It was a lot easier to stay behind the tree. They couldn’t see her there. She liked nothing better than sitting on the seat, looking out over the fields, taking in the birds who lived there and just on the … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 109

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Michael

The tree served as a record of conquest. Below his name were the initials of those girls he had ‘succeeded’ with. Across the park, his mate Ben used a similar tree to record his own ‘luck’ as he put it. … Continue reading →

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50 Word Thursday #6 – Aunt Jean

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Michael

“At last, the relative had left and – as with most promised things in life – there was no soaring joy accompanying the event.” Aunt Jean lived in a sprawling house in the country with a large tree in the … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #67 – 16 January 2018 – “The Tree”

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Michael

The tree is twisted and buckled like my family tree. From convicts to doctors and lawyers. You wonder the stories within it, did they like coming to Australia, did the summer heat surprise them was the temperate winter a reason … Continue reading →

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FFfAW – Week of February 9, 2016 – The Tree

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Michael

My girl and I have been coming to this same seat for as long as we have been courting. A long time. It’s our seat. Then the tree moved in and plonked itself on one end. To make matters worse … Continue reading →

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