I got this poem from a Celia Haddon book of Courage and Serenity. I think it is so lovely and inspiring.
It is full of hope…
What it means is “Don’t give up!”
The accompanying photos are from the lenses of PH Morton. For more of his fantastically artistic pictures, go to: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125221717@N08/
Cheers
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out …
And you never can tell how close you are –
It may be near when it seems far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit:
It’s when things seem worst you must not quit.
There is blue sky up above today. It is wonderfully clear and bright. No absolute reason why I am not in the garden so I shall of course be decamping to the garden in a minute, after I have posted some spectacular photos from the lenses of PH Morton accompanied by the dulcet and toe-tapping tune of dear Ella Fitzgerald’s Blue Skies – what else!!! LOL 😉
Enjoy folks, I hope wherever you are, you are seeing blue sky too.
Cheers
rose
Tomorrow, photo by PH Morton
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see
Bluebirds
Singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds
All day long
Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you’re in love, my how they fly
Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on
I never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you’re in love, my how they fly
Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on
Songwriters
COCUP, ANDREW DEREK/FINDLAY, THOMAS CHARLES/BERLIN, IRVING
Nowadays, it is seldom to see Peter without a camera hanging over his neck. He has really taken photography into another level. Mind you, since I first knew him more than 28 years ago, he was already into taking pictures. He even won some awards for some of his pictures. When he was younger, he was even asked to photograph a wedding but he turned it down not because of perceived limitation in his craft but the stress that might bring from the subjects. You see Peter takes his time to get the right angle. He wants to frame the subject just perfectly. I have to admit, that he likes taking my photos which I am not sure I like. I had to keep a smile for a minute or two and that is hard. But I have to admit, he can actually make me prettier that I truly am. 😉
When our son was a baby, he can rival the most photographed baby celebrities in the world. James’s every waking moment was documented. This can be evidenced by the chest after chest after chest of drawers of photograph of our adored baby. Photos of his first smile, first grin, first hair cut and tuft of hair, first tooth, first sat down, first step, first everything. Peter also photographed the second smile, etc. He also photographed the third, the fourth, the fifth until James said enough is enough! hahaha We still have a drawerful of undeveloped camera films still lying about. It would have been useful and a lot cheaper if there was an SD card before!
Since Peter takes his time using his camera to make things come to life in still photos, I have decided to join him in his hobby. I too have taken the camera but not as carefully and meticulously as Peter. I am more the point and shoottype of photo recorder. I am proud of my work but have to admit that Peter’s are way better. I actually like his photos more but do not tell him that! I love looking at his etchings! ;), again do not tell him that!
Below are photos Peter had taken. Some are already posted in GlobalGranary.Org
But so much more can be seen at his flickr account.
Age has a way of catching up on us. Little things that we used to take for granted suddenly become such a frustrating chore.
I used to be able to do things simply and easily like opening jars of jams or bottles of tomato ketchup. Suddenly these everyday things are an exertion, which is really frustrating.
Below are some simple finger/hand exercises that would encourage and promote finger flexibility. I would say to practice these as often as you can. And perhaps before going to sleep just after you’ve applied moisturiser to your hands.
Hold up both hands as if trying to stop something from falling. Photo by PH Morton
Bring your thumb across your palm; try reaching with your thumb the base of your little finger. Hold this position for at least 3 seconds. Photo by PH Morton
Make a fist with your thumb outside the curl of you fingers. Hold for 3 seconds. Photo by PH Morton
Open the fist and spread your fingers as wide as you can.
Do this exercises as often as you can everyday.
Let’s control our bodies or rather our fingers! Don’t let our fingers control us! 🙂
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
And many a failure turns about
And you never can tell how close you are –
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit:
