image by Alice Bitencourt on Pixabay
Don’t get me wrong
But really I don’t like Rom-Com
Too often the plot is contrived
And isn’t strong
With characters poorly constructed
Who don’t seem to belong
The dissonance
And disconnect
Strikes me painfully
Like an overloud gong
An altogether ill-written maelstrom.
But not every Rom-Com fits like this
A few are truly watch-worthy bliss!
56 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Maelstrom
Stella dreamt of startling dances
On the boards of the pier-end theatre
Pirouettes and comic stances
And an audience who’d laugh and cheer.
But an autumn storm swept the shore
Washed away the potential comedy
Tore away the theatre boards
Turned Stella’s dreams to tragedy
Here’s how it works:
Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)
You respond with something CREATIVE
Here are some suggestions:
You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:
If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it.
Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN
I’m away on holiday next week but I’ve scheduled CCC255, so please do check
Treats and details from our shore walk on 25th August 2025. Enjoy…
25th August 2025
First encounter is with a sparrow in the marram grass…
25th August 2025
And sea-kale is everywhere on this beach…
25th August 2025
And sea-pea…
25th August 2025
Love Tree Lupin, though it’s not a tree…
25th August 2025
It comes in yellow, yellow, or yellow…
25th August 2025
It’s a rugged rose, much suited to shorelines…
25th August 2025
Sea-Holly, here in its purple stage!
25th August 2025
Horned Poppy, still flowering, I was surprised…
25th August 2025
I think it’s Coltsfoot, and I think it’s strayed from the cliffs!
25th August 2025
Glasswort…and possibly something else…
25th August 2025
Sea Buckthorn. Birds love those berries, rich in vitamin C, and not yet fully ripe (they turn bright orange)
25th August 2025
And finally, that other seaside favourite, Tamarix.
Hope you enjoyed.
Now, what have I got for you next week? I shall have to schedule the posts from 23rd to 30th September because I shall be away on holiday. But I’ll make sure I leave you with something!
25th August, weather forecast promised HEAT. I know, I said, let’s bus to Pakefield, and if we feel like it we can walk the beach to Kessingland. It’s not very far. Mmm. Yes. Famous Last Words.
25th August 2025
Already first thing the sun is a killer…
25th August 2025
But we love boats, so we potter around taking photos…
25th August 2025
Some have seen better days…
25th August 2025
But others are enchanting…
25th August 2025
25th August 2025
The tide was high when we arrived, but now is going out. Perfect for a shore-walk…
25th August 2025
25th August 2025
At this point we track closer to the cliffs…
25th August 2025
Erosion. Though the poppies make it look more like the Levant. I expect to see a camel…
25th August 2025
Dunes here are extensive…with salt-slacks…
25th August 2025
The red is glasswort…
25th August 2025
Oh look, another boat…
But by now I’m tired in this heat. And when I get home and measure the distance we’d walked, it was twice what I’d thought. Oops. But it was a beautiful walk.
Beach flora on Tuesday!
Hope you enjoyed
13th September 2023
I think it needs no words…
Into The Woods, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week
image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images
I said to Sally, I told her no
I wouldn’t go out again with her friend Saul.
But why ever not?
Saul’s a beautiful Scot.
Good upon eyes I don’t disagree
And looking in mirrors together
He looks good with me.
You are a match, Sally said.
In looks perhaps but not in our heads.
He talks and talks
He never stops when we’re out on walks
And basically he just talks shite
He’s a total blatherskite.
77 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Blatherskite
Has Woody gotten her seasons muddled?
Is her head all of a fuddle?
Is she trying to weave a nest
When she should be taking a rest?
Or is she prepping for a frigid December?
Maybe the worst her breed can remember?
Best to keep an eye on developments
Don’t want to end with a catastrophic experiment.
Here’s how it works:
Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)
You respond with something CREATIVE
Here are some suggestions:
You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:
If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it.
Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN
A few of the details from our walk on 16th August 2023. Enjoy.
16th August 2023
A female “Wall”
16th August 2023
Pretty blue damselfly
16th August 2023
A beefy dragon!
16th August 2023
Tansy and Ladybugs… loads of Ladybugs
16th August 2023
Common Mallow and St John’s Wort. Love the colour combo!
16th August 2023
Red Admiral feeding on Hemp Agrimony
16th August 2023
Peacock feeding on same
16th August 2023
Gatekeeper on thistledown
16th August 2023
Himalayan Balsam, a foreign invader, but oh so pretty
16th August 2023
Poppies pop best when part-hidden in a shady hedgerow
16th August 2023
Speckled Wood…love these little butterflies
16th August 2023
And we finish on another beefy dragonfly!
Hope you enjoyed.
