Monthly Archives: December 2020

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 844: It Started Alright and Got Worse the Longer I Wrote

Did the waiting too late thing again and now I am here which is where I always am and so I do the writing thing in the hopes that I get to the end of this to produce something that … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Warming Clouds

Another sunset photo. With this one I was trying to show the massiveness of the clouds. I think that I kind of show that, but I could have done much better. Oh well. I do like how the way the … Continue reading

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

One Thousand Word Challenge 97: Lengthy and Aimless Ramble

Feeling tired and all of that other stuff, so it is once more a time for a lengthy and aimless ramble. Don’t know where I’m going but I’m following the proverbial road and where that leads might just be into … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 843: No Talk of Christmas

So work has started but I’ve a little but of time to kill so I’m going on one of those rants that runs for a length and I don’t know what I am going to talk about. I know that … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Layered Clouds

Taken shortly before a storm hit. It wasn’t the heaviest of rainfalls, but it certainly was satisfying. I like the layering of the clouds here as there’s something rather menacing about how they appear. There’s also something quite beautiful about … Continue reading

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 842: On the Ball

And so the day begins and there are the sounds of cicadas outside, which is a sound I write like, even when it is overbearing, but I’m fine with that as I still find the sound to be rather pleasant. … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Yoshitaka Hirota: The Fate ~ Cluster Amaryllis

I think I was trying to both describe the song as well as the imagery and I think it led to this being clunky. In part I that chunkiness is due to this being written over one listen with a … Continue reading

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Still Connected

The same power pole as seen in this photo, but with a softer and perhaps moodier sunset. Less dramatic, more “subtle”. Softer, gentler… kind of. Certainly less ominous. With this one I feel there’s a bit more of a contrast … Continue reading

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 841: Through the Screen

An earlier start than the previous day, but there still is a lot to do, blah blah blah and you get the idea. Today my fingers fly across the keyboard and may even fly through the screen. Not sure if … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Rei Kondoh: The Sun Rises

With this I was trying to articulate the feelings and imagery more than how the song progressed. Despite familiarity with the song it took two listens and I’m not sure as to how successful I was. Rei Kondoh’s (近藤 嶺) … Continue reading

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment