the beauty of the day - No. 1

Dear Sheddists,

it's been just over a year since I retired and a number of people have asked me how it's going.

My consistent reply has been that I haven't had a day when there's been nothing to do, I haven't had a day when I've been bored and I haven't had a day when I failed to see something of beauty that would otherwise have passed me by had I been working.

So this year I'm going to put this to the proof and see how many things I can capture that reflect in some small way the beauty I've seen. Today it's been the wintry afternoon sunshine streaming through the windows at home.  I love my home very much - it's been built on love, family and laughter - and to see the light shining through it was so wonderful.

Here are just a few of the things that made me smile today - hope you enjoy them too.

Yours as ever,

electrofried(mr)

My muse

At home

Together

We took it in turns with the i-pad and the whiteboard, showing photos of children and grand-children and great grand-children.  The room was warm, the television deafening but still there was laughter and welcome.  How much did she hear? How much did she understand?

The only thing that was really important was to be there, family ... together.