The Inkwell
#SocS #Day #Rain
Rainy Days ?
They happen more than less at my home town
thing is people casually forget
the city and county i live in – has a number of rivers and canals
when the sun comes out this causes evaporation
and occasionally formation of the odd cloud or two
yes, they tend to drop when they’re not wanted
but the stuff that falls keep the wells and reservoirs full
and when the time is right, putting a pair of
bright red wellies on and splashing in the puddles
is great fun.
#SoCs #Trees
Resting in the corner of the back yard
on granite and limestone
conifers and other evergreens
keep their spot looking tidy
Growing at a pace
a number will have to wait till their
rosy flowers appear with the warm weather
deciduous plants cold in the cold of winter
except when they’ve been clipped for
new table decorations at Christmas
#Socs #reveal
that time of year is here again
someone’s carefully and thoughtfully
bought you something
and placed it under the tree
to unwrap after christmas dinner
colourful wrapping, tags and bows
get lost in the whirlwind
of little hands getting hold of their gift
leaving a tide of colourful paper
to clear up after play is over
#socs #closeeyesandpoint
Above, you’ll see a picture of a ‘traditional’ plum pudding, eaten at dessert time around the table at Christmas time….before anyone goes ballistic….i’m following the rules of the previous challenge – and it just happened to fall on the page on the origin Christmas puddings
So, when did the craziness start inky?
Those in the know state it kicked off as a wheat porridge with fruit in the 14th Century. Veggies might not have liked this however – as recipes varied – having additions of beef, mutton or even porpoise
(Not to be enjoyed if you have veggie suet in your christmas pud!)
Three centuries later – they thickened the mix with breadcrumbs and eggs – and Dried fruit and your Christmas spices of cinnamon and nutmeg were added – alas – no plums. In 17th Century Yorkshire – they ate it for Breakfast (Not a bad idea)
We eat the Victorian edition of this classic today – No Meat, but spices, fruit, sugar and flour (oh and booze!). Usually after a suitable pause after the Christmas Dinner.
#Socs #Black #white #Grey
Playing around with a blank sheet of Brilliant white paper
can be difficult without the use of colour
Monochrome worlds with greyish tones
can be difficult to translate
if your subjects moving about
reds turn black, blues black and grey
but pressure applied is down to your hand
and sometimes your picture isn’t always as planned
you can use your eraser – to fade things away
but sometimes results – don’t go your way
#socs #closeeyesandpoint
now here’s something for a Saturday Afternoon
apparently there’s more mustard in the world than custard
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i dont mind if its on a burger – or hidden away in some sauce or dish, but it surprised me to find out (thanks to the elves @ QI) that i’d been eating variants of mustard i hadn’t even realised
In a salad with my tomatoes and cucumber (Lettuce, Radish)
Or served up with my Sunday Roast (Carrot , Turnip, Broccoli, Sprouts)
It might explain my hesitancy to eating the green stuff bar the peas when i was little…
but now i eat them all the time (and that includes Salad Cream as a Condiment)
As for Custard ? Both are nice (egg/vanilla) – but i’ll eat them after the Mustards!
(A Custard – Not Mustard :))
#childhood #halloween #octpowrimo #socs
On Halloween Night
the tables were turned
for there was nothing more frightening
to the monsters , ghosts and ghouls
than the sight of little children
playing peek-a-boo
under their bedsheets
#socs #bodyparts
tippy toes
toddling down stairs for a
tasty treat or two
ten little tippy toes
taking care i don’t fall over
travelling down the street
ten tippy toes
telling you about
the warmth or coldness of
terrafirma below
taking socks and shoes off or putting
those warm slippers on
#Socs #If #Inkdropnotkipling
If people could be a little more thoughtful
and not thought of emptying shelves
there might not be “panic buying”
indeed – there’d be stuff for yourself
If people could be a bit kinder
the world would be a happier place
and they’d be looking around at their hometown
instead of staring out into space
If some could think of the others
instead of their wallets instead
then the others could make bread,
of standing outside foodbanks led
If some shared their knowledge with others
you’d find that fellow a home that is warm
and things to keep him inside, instilling pride
instead of being outside like the norm
#socs #aspire
He sits at his easel
with pencil, pastel and paints
creating a vision
of what he has seen
purply blue skies and bright yellow stars
coin shaped replicas of earth venus and mars
ambition portrayed for the locals to see
not bad going for a lad of three
and he’s left his thumbprint, in the corner of the page
wonderful effort for a lad of his age
Future Lowry ? the critics agree
but now he’s washing his hands – time for tea!
The Inkwell