Before Breakfast

This photo was taken in Edinburgh. What was such a pleasure in this park was the fact that there were large numbers of beautiful wooden seats, all of them in memory of loved ones, and none of them had been vandalised.

A Summer Storm

Heavy air, tossing trees,

Atmosphere of foreboding;

A few crystal raindrops

Splash on the window,

Crystal on crystal.

A crowded bus with early lights shining

Passes the house, travelling on

Through the murky dusk

Leaving quiet behind.

Distant thunder reverberates, summer lightning

Flashes its warning of approaching turbulence;

Electric air carries tension.

All life awaits the coming storm,

Longing for the brilliance of after-storm clarity.

I love this fiercesome storm cloud that I managed to photograph last Sunday. I think it is splendid. There have been some wonderful skies this year.

Some of Peggy's flower pictures. All except one were taken in our garden. The first one is from one of the Saga magazines.

My Great Grandparents Smith