Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
“Friendship is the bridge between two human beings.”
“Friendship is the bridge between earth and Heaven.”
“Friendship is the bridge between the known and the unknown.”
Sri Chinmoy
PS: This photo also fulfills the promise I made over at nourishing obscurity.
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 27th 2009
If you look closely you will see twelve diamonds. What a lucky girl I am 
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 26th 2009
I heard the bells on Christmas Day; their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the word repeat of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 25th 2009
I am still rushing round doing my last minute preparations (for tomorrows lunch) and delivering presents, but for now I am having a short rest with a nice cup of tea. Later I will be having a nice relaxing bath and maybe a glass of my favourite sherry.
I hope you all have a happy and peaceful Christmas 
22 Comments CherryPie on Dec 24th 2009
Today was my last day at work before Christmas, I finished at lunch time so I could get my hair cut and permed. A strange eerie fog was surrounding the building just like when we had our 24 hour candlelit vigil and the temperature was just as cold as it was on that day too. This gave me the idea of taking some nice photos of the frost on the way to the hairdressers.
I had hoped to get a photo of the lake frozen over with the seabirds huddling together in the middle. I parked my car as close as possible but after setting out on the short walk I decided that I was risking life and limb as the paths were a lot more slippy than I thought. As I was alone apart from my friend the Robin (who declined to have his photo taken) I decided not to risk it by walking too far down the path which left the lake tantalisingly just around the corner out of sight.
I did however manage to get a few shots of the frosty paths and surrounding trees. After taking the photos I navigated my car back carefully along the frosty road and back onto more civilised territory, where my car lost all traction with the road and refused to pull forward for a few moments.
21 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2009
My brother is in town so I am off out delivering his Christmas present and also to give him the presents for my nephews. I don’t see him that often so it is always nice to catch up with him. He usually stays over Christmas with his boys, but the eldest one is working so this year that isn’t possible. I can’t believe my nephew is of an age that allows him to work, it makes me feel old!
If I am lucky I might also get my very belated birthday present. But that depends on my brother’s memory, it may still be sitting on his kitchen table
I tried to take a picture of the sunset from my office window, it was a lot more subtle than the one yesterday. Just as I was about to take the shot my office phone rang and there was some slight confusion because my colleague answered the phone and said I had gone home.
To much amusement I had to confess to loitering behind the blinds with my camera in hand. When I had finished the call I had missed the best of the sunset and the light was failing, the following picture is the result with a little help from my artwork program. The photo was taken from the same place as the photo in yesterday’s post.
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2009
I knew today was going to be yet another of those days when the phone rang just as I was getting out of bed. Half asleep I answered it to be told that the bin men were coming a day early and I needed to put the various recycling boxes and bags outside ready for them. Due to my recent sorting out around the house the cardboard and paper ones were full and very heavy. It was freezing cold and the pathway was very slippy and had to be negotiated carefully. When the bags and boxes were empty I had to carry them back inside again so they didn’t go missing during the day. The lid of one of them had recently blown away in the strong gales.
Then there was the case of the missing Christmas card which I had to go searching all round the house for. It wasn’t where I left it! At least the car was kind to me and the drivers door wasn’t frozen shut, it is a real pain when it does that. I took special care driving due to the icy conditions, although one idiot tried to carve me up at one point. When I got to work I was greeted at the door with ‘don’t take your coat off, the heating system isn’t working’. Oh joy! that meant the building was freezing and there was no hot water. It didn’t help that I am fighting off a head cold (just what I need at Christmas time).
Luckily I had lunch with a friend planned and we were going to a local pub which serves good food and has a real fire, so at least I was able to get warmed up there. The heating was working when I got back to work but it turned off again later on and dropped chilly. I must remember to wrap up really warm tomorrow just in case.
On the plus side I was able to view this stunning sunset from the office window.
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2009
