the gloaming..

 ....the forest floor still carpeted with autumns leaves....no longer crunching underfoot....the last glimpse of the sun that finished on a bright note given the cold grey day....so many grey days lately...

 ...part of the forest is being harvested..mud and carnage everywhere...here there is birdsong and rustling...

 ..the last rays shine like a golden rainbow.....a painters sky...

..the gloaming gathers in as we return....the wind chill hurrying us on....

Louisdog where have you been????

 Last year...you may remember i took an experimental art course......louisdog evolved out of one of the tasks that was set by the tutor......i love him to bits as he reminds me of the real Louis Dog...:(

 Well...someone featured one of my fabric works on her blog and sent me an email to tell me this and while i was on flickr i took a look at my other pictures......a few people had looked at them....maybe 10 or 20 views.....but when i got to louisdog.........2,800 views!!!!

I don't know leave an english bull terror alone for a while and he's scooting across the blog-a-sphere talking to strangers......got to love him though and looks like a few others did too.......

sometimes....

....the world turns topsy turvy.......
..grey reflections on a January day.....
..shame that I missed that the last post was my 300th!!!.......how time flies....

Wordle - soaring sky

Wordle - soaring sky: ""

a new toy!!!

between the dusk and the dark.....

 ......so late walking today.....one of the family has a brand new shiney hip and hospital trips are a daily occurrence for the moment....

..the woods are awash....we wade rather than walk and the black dog with his belly quite close to the ground has turned a muddy grey colour by the finish.....

....the sky has that late reflected light.....satin gowned in candlelight sort of colour........but the dark is setting in and in the distance the owls are already calling.....

 ..we are alone save perhaps a few spirits........this time between the dusk and the dark are atmospherically eerie.....

...the noises of the forest and our lonely footsteps.........



..as we walk back to the car the moon is above us.....glimpsed through the folds of cloud......

.....at home i am told off for reckless walking in the dark...i shall aways be the child here.

Bad habits and wildlife ....

 This morning while walking on the common...in the grey sky I heard the approaching sound of huge white wings flapping....i can never get over the beauty of swans flying......so once again....a rubbish wildlife photo......

 .....as some of you my know The Lodger is a lodger with me.....he has been for a while now ....I'm afraid while living with me he has picked up some bad habits!!!........
.......licking the plates in the dishwasher is one of them...at least he doesn't actually get in the washer unlike the doggie here!!!

"Mmmmmmm could you possibly leave more on the plates next time???"

How the days go by....

...the days of January march on unabated......leaving me with windswept hair and soggy boots...

....looking at the infinitesimally small parts of life as the bigger picture is at times too depressing to contemplate.......

.......time flies by in a blur of promise and duty...