August Break 2025, Day 15, Secret Wish

My not so secret wish is that every single one of us, the whole world over, can learn to live and let live – and to embrace all that is “other” because hate arises from fear.

Now, how the heck do I illustrate this with a photo? I have to go to the archive today and not capture something new. And I have an idea!

Photography and Mindfulness Pause 3: Gargoyle with Leaves

Pause 3 involved a, eyes-closed breathing exercise or two. Then opening the eyes and focusing on something in your line of vision (I am paraphrasing.) I conducted this exercise out on the deck and piked up on all of the fallen leaves, but in particular the way that the little stone gargoyle had grabbed on …

More scattered than ever

Quick catchup? Not that I have done much of anything at all… You know, I think that I really am struggling to cope with the ageing of my brain. Absolutely nothing makes sense anymore, and I can’t keep more than one idea in my head at a time. Sometimes I can’t even retain that one …

August Break 2025 Day 8: Circles

Having missed out on the lovely garden wall circles in Préfailles I was feeling stumped on this prompt too but it was amazing, once I had looked at a few recent images, just how many circles I had captured unwittingly.

Today’s walk was quite kind to me too, so I was able to “capture on the day.”

More in the blog.

August Break 2025 Day 7: Miniature

I keep Babybels in the fridge at all times because we are following a low-carbohydrate regime. These small portions of cheese are a really good low-carb energy boost to keep me going until dinner time. I think these count as miniatures?

And, to complete my mini-break, some mini tomatoes go perfectly with the cheese.

August Break 2025 Day 6: Purple

Purple may well be my favourite colour.