Stuart Aken's Blog, page 80
March 28, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 28 Mar 21
‘The body is like a machine requiring to be well-kept for full service.’ Mohandas Ghandiji Today sees the start of British Summer Time, which means we set the clocks forward an hour in the early hours of last night, resulting in a lost hour’s sleep. It’s an old tradition with little real practical meaning in …
March 27, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 27 Mar 21
‘A lady and I were walkingWhere waters flow;A lady and I were talkingSoftly and slow.’ Lesbia Harford For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media means more people stuck indoors …
May at 101, a Poetical Memorial.
May at 101 Too soon you left us.Your tender love binding all togethergone in a moment of driver madness.Mother, carer, advisor, confidante, best friendwho taught me love is better alwaysthan hate, indifference, and envy.What would you have doneonce all our care had flown your nest?What beauty would have flowedfrom fingers onto proper canvascarrying the coloured …
March 26, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 26 Mar 21
‘Most of the people walking after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.’ Hans Christian Andersen For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media …
March 25, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 25 Mar 21
‘I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now. Don’t be angry with me if I’m not there in person, alive and well when you need me.’ Arthur Robert Ashe For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. …
March 24, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 24 Mar 21
‘You can walk without going to someone.’ Nancy Hopkins Reily For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.Sharing on social media means more people stuck indoors due to Covid-19 can enjoy the natural …
March 23, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 23 Mar 21
‘As a child grows from creeping to standing up and walking…it’s as though all of the child’s energies are bound into that huge task of getting up and walking.’ Fred Rogers For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of …
March 22, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 22 Mar 21
‘We are the Pilgrims, master: we shall goAlways a little further: it may bebeyond that last blue mountain barred with snowAcross that angry or that glimmering sea.’ James Elroy Flecker For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the …
March 21, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 21 Mar 21
‘Visitors to New York will find that both exercise and excitement may be had at a minimum of expense through the simple practice of jaywalking. With only a little experience, they may actually compete on even terms with the native New Yorker.’ Sic Spaeth For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the …
March 20, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 20 Mar 21
The previous shot can be seen here, shot from slightly further back ‘Walking is a pastime rather than an avocation.’ Rebecca Solnit I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If …
