Bright Spinners

  Our village is sporting some fantastic new spots of colour. These pinwheels are a bit of advance publicity for a community arts festival next week… how can you not smile…

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Bright Spirit

I pass by this mural on the side of Thundersley Congregational Church every day, and don’t usually give it much thought, but this afternoon the sun was coming from just…

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Bright Bursts

There’s a lot of grey around Thundersley today. We’ve had a bit of rain, but mostly it’s just grey enough to make the first red leaves look really bright. I…

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Art in Bloom

Our neighbourhood gardens are being cut back as the flowers die off and we start preparing for winter. But a few hearty blooms still hang in there, and they seem…

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On my Path

The beautiful weather continues and my resolve to get back to my 10,000 steps a day is strengthening and gaining momentum. This morning was a repeat of yesterday — up…

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Today was cloudy and dark, with some periods of heavy rain… I wish we could send some of those raindrops to my native California where fires are burning out of…

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Cold Coffee!

Pinaglis has added frappucinos to their menu, and Neal was willing to go one step further and make me cold coffee over ice. Just espresso, no milk. That just isn’t…

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Happiness is…

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The bluebird of happiness was spotted in our garden this morning — I’m expecting great things to happen now! I’m not sure if this counts as birdwatching or yarnbombing, but…

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