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May.19.2013 The Colour Of Fire And Sunset John Constable (above) Image below courtesy of Chris Ceaser Imagine an English country lane, in an era before articulated transported, when to own a car is the privilege of a few and tractors are the size of an average 4 x 4. It doesn't matter where you are going, the venue isn't that...	Aug.05.2012 It's Not Easy Being Pantone 377 C Visiting the Hamptons in the summer is always a treat. There is much to be awestruck by: the natural beauty of the beaches, the sprawling farmland and wineries that dot the countryside, not to mention the man-made eye-candy: lush gardens and verdant lawns, (even in drought) lavish homes...
Nov.12.2011 The Poppies THE POPPIES They kiss his inky feet, with revered passion; tremulous, in soft red swells, breathing as one in the filtered afterglow. Obscure euphoria, restless on coral wings, listen- half-entranced - to the amateur Venus paying court. Shadowed by the dusk: transient splendor...	Nov.12.2011 Poppies In remembrance of all guardians of our freedom who have paid the ultimate price And are they gone to Arcady where poppies loose no opiate dream, nor memories of blood-inebriated soil? Cobweb-frail, some staggered on, mazed by sulphur stars of a millennial dawn, torch-...
Jul.12.2010 Record the Silence I have a gash on my right leg, a scrawl of brambles etched on skin. I must have walked through the wild patch of garden and not noticed how the thorns tugged at my skin, ripped it a little, drew blood. It was a silent even pull and not until evening did I notice the line of red ink written along my...	Jun.24.2010 Prague's Summer Countryside Prague’s Summer CountrysidePosted on June 23, 2010 by Administrator Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844 Field of Poppies, Prague Just a little down the winding road, on the edge of the mountain overlooking...
Nov.15.2009 Sunday Uk Blog - Poppies to Remember While the US celebrates Veterans Day, around the world the day to remember those who gave up their lives for us is called "Remembrance Day". Canada like the US holds this day on November 11th. While in the UK the national day of remembrance for those killed in both world wars and...	Nov.13.2009 We Will Remember: Westminster Abbey Marks WWII's Normandy Invasion This is that time of year when every lapel sports a red paper poppy to commemorate fallen British soldiers. A beautiful tradition followed by the young and old, soldier and civilian alike. It speaks to a nation that remembers. When I first came to England, my boyfriend told me the story of a...