Tag Archives: colours

14th December 2013 – weeping tree

Golden tresses wave in the pale sunlight. Fire colours flicker – red, yellow, orange. Leaves slowly burning, their tiny flames fanned by the bitter winter wind.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

30th November 2013 – November

Autumn colours burst like fireworks against the pale blue sky. Winter sunlight casts its watery glow across her frozen landscape. She bows out with a spectacular show.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

21st November 2013 – woodland

High on the crest of a hill, the dusky sun catches it, turning the trees into burning fire-brands. Colours flash as the breeze catches them. Red, yellow, brown, gold; each one flickering in its own spotlight.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1st November 2013 – bandstand

Abandoned in the middle of a concrete slab, it looks out over the busy harbour port. Its roof is painted in faded colours, the red white and blue of national pride.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

15th October 2013 – birthday cards

Lined up in a row on the mantlepiece. Another year has passed, another celebration is over. Soon they will have to be taken down, but for now their bright colours and joyful messages cheer us.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

19th August 2013 – fridge

The shelves are crowded with our latest purchases, a secure kaleidoscope of colours and sizes. I think of those who are not so fortunate and am grateful.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

22nd June 2013 – paint

It starts out white as a bowl of cream. The machine adds colours – blue, yellow, green, red. Each in exact quantities, calculated to the last millilitre. As it mixes, the perfect blue emerges like magic.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

6th April 2013 – alpacas

They stand in a group, fluffy heads together. A tongue-twisting alpaca pack. Many different colours, their coats stand out in the sunshine, as they catch my eye from the road.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

16th February 2013 – log fire

Red, orange, yellow…a rainbow of flickering colours. Tiny fire mites speckle the burning wood, soon taking flight as sparks, escaping into the blackness of the chimney like fireflies. The flames reach upwards, as if to catch them, but soon die … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment