Is it a bird? - is it a plane? - no, it's a 5 month old standard poodle pup flying over the snow.............

with a million thanks to Gordon RASmith for the photograph

Check out this Babe - Bramble, 11 weeks old, visiting Ardnamurchan Lighthouse

Sauntering in Sunshine

Memorial lines to Tim Edwards a friend who died suddenly, 4 July 2010, aged 51

I             Kind

Encouraging

Intuitive

All embracing

Musical

Whimsical

Artistic

Articulate

Loving

Vigorous

Admired

Inspired

Beloved

Friend.

A man for all reasons.

II              Another

                Bright

                Befriending

                Guiding

                Star

                Has entered Heaven.

                Saints rejoice.

   While

   Our

   Deep

   Dark night

                Enfolds

                And holds

                New Inspiration

                Illumination

                For our faltering footsteps.

III            Farewell, dear friend

Today we laid you to rest.

All your fire and light;

And love that lit up your face at each meeting;

Your kindness, concern, insight and advice;

Hugs that shared both joy and sadness;

Quiet moments of prayer;

Thoughtful moments of gentle reflection.

Weeks would pass

But

Knowing you were there

Made Life the richer.

You loved life.

Extracting more from a moment

Than many

Find

In a lifetime.

Not that it was easy.

You shared enough of yourself

To reveal

Something

Of your own rocky road.

You were familiar with

Shadow

And personal doubts

And sorrow.

And yet

Always

When faced with another’s dilemma

You found

And pointed out some hope

Some small way forward

A corner unexplored.

Somehow

You gave nurture

And Love.

Dear Friend;

Mediator Extraordinaire;

Lover of Life;

Master of Ceremony.

We Love you.  We miss you.  We will never forget you.

Rest in Peace. 

                                                                                15.07.2010 gjps

Running now in Elysian fields...........

Things that go 'BUMP' in the night..............

Things often go 'BUMP' in the night here..........

Something downstairs............  Something coming up the stairs.......... Something opening the wardrobe........ Something IN the wardrobe.......... SOMETHING landing on the bed !!!!!! ......

                                                  ...................................................So that'll be THATCAT then !

a wednesday in springtime

green buds

creeping

along bare twigs

unfurl

new leaves like butterflies

gently

into the silent

Presence

of this moment

skimming stones

skip

across this sheltered tributary

bounding

fluent grace and motion – skipping -

skipping

- skipping onwards - reaching forwards

then

slipping gently out of sight

bright

silver sunshine

glinting

 reflection from the calm

surface

silver ripples

nuzzle

through the tension

sprinkling

bright diamonds into the harsh city.

Easter Greetings (photo courtesy of Gordon Smith)

Good Friday

"Faith, Hope and Love are in the waiting.........."

An NO messin' wiv ME either !

A WARNING..........

"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will pee on your computer" - Bruce Graham

Who sez cats is good........?

With all best wishes...... (Yesterday was not a good day. Today it is raining).

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

- Albert Schweitzer

Perthshire: March 3rd, 2010

A Thought For The Day

Don’t be yourself - be someone a little nicer.
Mignon McLaughlin

In a Quandry

Where
Is the answer
To
The Question ?

What
Answer
Is there
To
The question ?

What
Answer
Could
There be
To
The question ?

And
While seeking

What
Is
The Question ? 24.10.10

01:01:10

Stir the eggnog, lift the toddy,
Happy New Year, everybody!

-Phyllis Mcginley