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Tag Archives: expectations
Great expectations…
It had been a while. A long while, actually. And… if the bird would like to cover its ears… I was really fancying roast chicken. I don’t usually cook much for me, you see. I have cooked at my son’s … Continue reading
Walking the line…
“… so fear was originally there to help us survive.” “Yep… and with not many sabre-tooth tigers roaming the suburbs, we found other things to fear. And fear is intimately linked to how we judge people.” “How so?” It was … Continue reading
Posted in The Silent Eye
Tagged ego, expectations, fear, instinct, judgement, psychology, superiority, survival
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From weeds to wildflowers…
When my son’s old driveway was constructed, no-one thought to lay a weed membrane beneath it. Consequently, when a nice crop of weeds grew between the blocks I, as the designated gardener, had to tackle the things. I won’t use … Continue reading
Posted in The Silent Eye
Tagged expectations, freedom, Garden, nature vs nurture, people, plants, relationships
2 Comments
Chasing carrots…
It has been hot in England recently… hotter than usual, even for summer. There has been no rain in my part of the country for weeks now and the ground is parched and cracked. Harvests are being brought in early, … Continue reading
Posted in The Silent Eye
Tagged carrot on a stick, donkeys, expectations, leaving space, normality, rain, weather
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Butterflies…
Gilded butterflies Expensively caged Wed to appearance Wings grown too heavy to fly Weighted by expectation * Naturally beautiful Playing on the summer breeze Simplicity rests Drinking a gilded morning Living light in light *Top photo courtesy of Pixabay
Posted in Photography, Poetry
Tagged choice, expectations, fashion, freedom, keeping up appearances
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Diagnostics
I hate waiting for phone calls. I spent a whole day waiting for two, knowing that by the time the garage had called with the final bill for fixing the car, I’d probably need the second call from the hospital. … Continue reading
Posted in Humour
Tagged answering machine, car mehanics, expectations, hospitals, waiting for phone calls
32 Comments
Time is Fleeting, Never Stop by Randall Collis
Reblogged from Global Sojurns Photography: Unfamiliar territory, the uncertainty paralyzes. A surge of panic fills my head and heart, only to be soothed by the perfect amber of a freshly poured Czech beer. “Here I go again…” Lost. Around me … Continue reading
Posted in ancient mound, Photography
Tagged adventure, Bohemia, change, expectations, Lao Zi, Mt. Ellinor, nature, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Forest, philosophy, Photography
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Like, yet not like…
If you are going to have your car squashed by a lorry, then I heartily recommend my local supermarket. Admitting liability instantly, their chosen intermediaries expedited the whole process, leaving me barely chance to mourn the Silver Bullet when they … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Photography
Tagged cars, expectations, judgements, negativity, preconceptions
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