grumble

I have a day off from work today and have good things planned.
However, right now I'm waiting for someone to come and unblock my kitchen drain so that the smelly puddle in my garden disappears and I can run my washing machine and dishwasher with impunity.

Maybe thoughts of peaceful, green Tuscan countryside will dispel my grumpiness ....





Ah. That's better!

tuneful tuesday - al green

Let's stay together with Al



with the amazing Dave Gilmour on guitar! - And did I see Jools Holland on piano?

music monday - green day

green

Having posted very little in June and July, I thought I'd have another go at a post every day this month.
The theme for NaBloPoMo is GREEN.
Well, lots of food for thought there. A quick trawl through the photographic archives found this beautiful palm.



Not sure I can make it green every day, but we'll see how we go.

Meanwhile, how is everyone out there?

hanging around

I've just started to sort through the photographs I took on holiday in Italy last month ...

Italians can be very resourceful when it comes to finding space to dry the laundry



and to freshen up smelly trainers!



Or just generally finding some space to be quiet and see where life takes you ...

theme thursday - ball

Lots of balls made of different materials


papier- mache ball on the christmas tree


glass balls by chihuly


steel balls by storm thorgerson, with body artist & model in the foreground


red plastic floats

And now for all of us who really do remember the sixties (well, a little of it anyway!) I bring you The Seekers and Red Rubber Ball (with a bizarre vid of the band skipping around in a winery)

theme thursday - blue

aquilegia

Roses are red
Violets are blue.
I'm late with this post -
Got too much to do!


ww2 memorial, washington dc



blue headgear


blue skies on the road in louisiana



Gary Moore playing Still Got The Blues - Gotta love that hair!