Category: Creativity

Photos #32 – A Winner

Sorry I am late, it has been a bit hectic around here the last few days, more about that later perhaps.

Anyway Photos,  a good selection of entries from many of the usual suspects, I thought they were all good but there can only be one prize.

It came down to being between Soutie and John Mackie in  the end.  Both captured the theme perfectly and both are good shots taken in difficult circumstances.  John’s cephalopod is of course a champion at camouflage and can render itself almost invisible on any background.    Soutie’s ‘bok ( I’m not smart enough to distinguish the difference between a Springbok and an Impala except that an Impala here would have four wheels and a big engine) has headgear so obvious that one wonders how it could become inconspicuous, but the thorny bush provided a perfect hiding place.    It was a revelation to me (no pun intended) that so distinctive a set of horns could become part of the background.  A well deserved win for Soutie and a very honorable second for Mr. M.   Thank you to all who entered and over to Soutie for the next.

In case you missed it here it is.

British Psycho

Dexter raved and drooled whenever he had something on his mind. Cleopatra’s, the new eatery on Floyd Avenue was the hottest place in town according to his sources. We’ll hit the place at lunchtime, he said. Parking the car round the bend we headed for the entrance.

“Not today, gents.” our way was blocked by an imposing male, impeccably dressed.

“We have a reservation.” pleaded Dexter. Continue reading “British Psycho”

Gossip makes the best history

I’m reminded of this fact by Christina’s frequent anecdotes which round up all sorts of facts of every imaginable kind. Christina, you’re the Herodotus of the modern age! A strange comparison you may think, but akshully (thanks, Furry) the father of European history displayed an encyclopedic memory for both the valuable and the trivial, be it politics, geography, family life, war or mythology. He called it his ‘enquiry’, a record of his travels around the known world in the middle of the 5th century BC. “Ἡροδότου Ἁλικαρνησσέος ἱστορίης ἀπόδεξις ἥδε” – “This is a presentation of the enquiry of Herodotus of Halicarnassos”.