351. Went to a concert and heard my son sing in Latin and Finnish, though he speaks neither language. 352. Dropped off a Christmas hamper at a charity and was invited to have coffee with a French teacher because I speak French. 353. A migrant who is learning English from me was so confident todayContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 344-350”
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Black and white plate stacks
Once I was sitting near a café counter where I could take a close photo of the stacks of plates and cups waiting to be used. The resulting picture reminded me of one taken in about 1941 in North Africa, probably Egypt, which I found in my father’s WW2 album. The man in the turbanContinue reading “Black and white plate stacks”
365 Unusual Things: 337-343
337. Saw what looked like an offering beside a pond. I did an experiment (after being told that few people use cameras now, see day 336), taking a photo of the same thing with both my camera and my phone (Fujifilm X-E4 and iPhone SE). Here’s the comparison. My camera takes better photos. 338. AContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 337-343”
365 Unusual Things: 330-336
330. In a huge shop of Christmas decorations, only one small table held nativity scenes. The rest was tinsel and bling, including witch dolls and black Christmas trees. 331. I’ve had just one translated story published this year (it used to happen more often) and today I got an offer to publish a second one,Continue reading “365 Unusual Things: 330-336”
Black and white Art Deco
A few years ago I went to Napier in New Zealand, the Art Deco ‘capital’ of the world due to the style of its architecture constructed after the commercial part of the town was destroyed in an earthquake in 1931. I took this photo (on the right) of one of the buildings with vintage carsContinue reading “Black and white Art Deco”
365 Unusual Things: 323-329
323. A potter friend made a ceramic egg carton, put a few eggs in it and advertised it on Facebook who took it down because it promotes animal products. She took the eggs out, advertised it again, and it passed the test.
365 Unusual Things: 316-322
316. At an ice cream shop this afternoon, I had to ask which flavours had dairy in them because about half were marked “vegan”. 317. I signed up to sponsor a girl in Ghana today. Her name is Forgive. She has been waiting 99 days for a sponsor. 318. Went out for a walk becauseContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 316-322”
Black and white dams
At present there is a lot of water in the south-east of Australia. The rain keeps falling and the rivers keep overflowing into towns. Sometimes the authorities release water from catchment dams to try to prevent them spilling over, though the released water can cause problems downstream. The release of dam water is always aContinue reading “Black and white dams”
365 Unusual Things: 309-315
309. At a major grocery store I saw shelves of bread loaves behind the counter and asked if I could buy one, but the “bakers” assured me they weren’t cooked yet. But they looked cooked! 310. Today I found a beehive in a tree hollow. 311. Saw two baby peewees (magpie larks) on an overheadContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 309-315”
365 Unusual Things: 302-308
302. Passed a pink house falling into ruin, all blinds down, letterbox smashed, flowerpots full of rubbish, matching pink fence collapsing, next door to a house with fake security tape stretched across the yard saying “Keep Out. Haunted House”. 303. Today I saw a gallows with a skeleton hanging from a noose, dressed in aContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 302-308”
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