meditate
doodle and relax
sunday calm
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meditate
doodle and relax
sunday calm
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Posted in Doodles, haiku, poetry
Tagged doodle, meditation aid, relaxation, white on grey
My visit to the Tate Modern on Friday 10th November, was the perfect start to my birthday weekend
The Exchange is a room in the new building at the Tate for interactive projects. I didn’t stop to make a lampshade but did watch a few people doing it. You can get a free cuppa in the Tate Exchange Room – worth knowing!
The exibition in the Turbine Hall, by three Danish artists from an artists’ Collective called SUPERFLEX is also interactive – read all about it here. And see a photo of the artists here,
‘Interactive’ is my favourite form of art.
This exhibit strongly relies on LIGHT and reflection. You can lie on a stripey carpet and watch the huge shiny ball as it swings overhead….
Click on any photo to see it in more detail.
Lots of people were enjoying the bubbles this Mum was blowing as they walked up the carpet.
Whole families could swing together in the rest of the hall, it was fun.
This next picture is taken from a bridge that connects the two buildings.
overview
broken by split layers
Tate Modern
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One-a-week Photo Challenge, prompt: LIGHT
To join in, leave a link in the Comments to your post – past or present.
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and joining in with Ronovan’s Haiku Challenge, prompts: BROKEN and OVER
little hands to hold
then let them go to explore
smooth transit to joy
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After doing some drawing games with my grandsons, we went for a WALK, although we don’t mention the word ‘walk’ because then Big Bro will not move from the sofa.
We were not going on a walk, we were going ‘exploring’ to find badger sets…
luckily Granny knows Evvvvv–er–ry–thing – even where badgers live.
We talked about those families sleeping underground, we found back doors and front doors and neighbours doors, we made up stories about them, we imagined them all coming out in the evening and playing together, tumbling and play fighting and quarrelling and chasing….
Walking with my grandchildren comes very high on my list of favourite things to do. Seeing the world through their eyes. … …
Precious…..
….climbing, falling, getting caught in brambles, jeopardy – where are we?
who lives in these magical holes – under trees, in trees….
how do we find our way out of the wood?
Phew! we found the way into the field
now for some tracking
looking down – who or what has walked this way before us, was it last night by the light of the moon
looking up – at baby catkins
thinking of Spring
looking down
oh wow – an abundance of acorns, let’s pick some up.
Muddy puddles!
with tiny red wriggly worms in them
worms swimming, who knew?
squelch and splash and jump and laugh
Oh no! Where are we?
Look for landmarks to find our way home – ah-there’s the big oak tree near Granny’s house…… there’s her house!! – race you!
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Ronovan’s Haiku Challenge prompts this week are: SMOOTH and HAND
Cathy and I have put together a list of One-Word promptsfor our One-a-Week Photo Challenge. You can join in by leaving a link to your Walk in the Comments, either here or on Cathy’s Post.
If you love descriptions of walks in far flung places, Restless Jo has some corkers every Monday.
Posted in haiku, Haiku Challenge, home education, poetry, walks, wildlife
spooky nights?
dark ghoulish oufit?
not for me
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Now, what do you think I’m going to do with these? Any ideas?
My entry in our One-a-Week Photo Challenge
Please leave your link in the comments here or on Cathy’s post.
These fabric flowers are my latest purchase online from a fairly local Craft Shop called Hobbycraft
And joining in with
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge, prompt words: SPOOKY and NIGHT
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Happy Halloween
remembering our ancestors
walk by lake or sea
to calm the mind and spirit
beachcombing works well
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As I get into a frenzy of creativity, creating patterns and people with shells, my collection gets in a right old muddle – they need sorting out again.
Joining Cathy and our wonderful band of contributors in our One-a-Week Challenge
We would love you to join us – just leave a link to your ‘Muddle’ in the comments, either here or on Cathy’s blog post.
Also joining Ronovan in his weekly Haiku Challenge
Prompts this week are LAKE and CALM
Posted in haiku, Haiku Challenge, Photo Challenge, poetry
Tagged haiku, One-a-Week Photo Challenge, Ronovan's Haiku Challenge, shell collection, shells
I don’t need Christmas
My heart celebrates Solstice
Turning to the light
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Using a bit of poetic licence here to meet our One-a-Week Photo Challenge Prompt: Regal
I was trying to make a tealight holder out of used teabags that was not so BROWN.
After painting it with white Gesso it somehow said ‘Christmas’ to me, so I painted the inside with some gold paint, a few dots around the outside and then it said ‘CROWN’.
Also joining in with Ronovan’s weekly Haiku challenge – prompt words HEART and NEED
no silk or satin
to grace my skin, happier
in a rusty truck
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Cathy-and-Daffy’s One-A-Week Photo Challenge – RUST
and
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge, Prompts: SKIN and SILK
Join in our challenge by adding a link in the comments on either blog, we’d love to see your interpretation of this week’s subject.
Next week – REGAL
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