draw the curtains ...

they're all packed up now

tears and laughter

joys and grief

a house bustling with children

street parties and barbecues

boys nights out

and filling potholes

side by side 

with the neighbours

they're all packed up now

the dogs we walked

from Blue to Roscoe

the squeaking guinea-pig

bonsai herd

birthdays

and Christmas 

and parties

filling our home

bringing together

family and

friends

our church life

and house-groups and youth groups

and times for reflection

 they're all packed up now 

the quilts and the cameras

the magical automata

the flotsam and jetsam

of a family

the trees and the flowers

a garden tended in love

 

 they're all packed up now

the smell of baking bread

warming stews

and day-long curry cooking

the meals that bound us together

the arrivals

the departures

the passing faces 

they're all packed up now

a home

full of memories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

she said

she said

SHE'S DEAD

she said

 

she said

I AM THE VICTIM

she said

she said

HER COAT IS HUNG

she said 

she said

I AM THE SURVIVOR

she said

 she said

I KILLED HER

she said

cheers!

amidst the reflections

and here in the mud and the cold

and the fallen leaves

of the dank decaying carcass

of another year

I will step out

to leave my mark

in puddled water

 and fleeting glimpses

of beauty 

death

hope

and peace

one last adventure

amidst the reflections

nigel

Proof positive that you don't need to spend a king's ransom on top-end photography equipment to capture a decent image.

The photographs in my last posting (Genny) were taken using my new lighting system. In contrast these photos featuring a fellow member of the MAC Photosocial Group, were illuminated by a humble electrical heater!