Reflections

Scatterdaisies Photo Challenge

The end of the month...so here are my 3 photos for Di's challenge. The topic for this month was "Frame Your View".




Di wants us to do these as a mosaic, but I have never got around to learning how to do that. Perhaps I should ask someone.

July's challenge is "Reflections".

Photo Challenge for Scatterdaisies

Thanks to Di, there is now a new game for Scatterdaisies to play! Each month, Di will issue a subject for us to photograph. We can post photos all month if we wish, but in the last week of the month, we post our 3 best photos.
If you want to play, (and to see Di's great examples), go to Di's Snippits.
June's subject is "Frame Your View".


Here's my first photo, taken off the end of Nobby's Breakwater.

Scatterday X 2

Life has been very hectic this last couple of weeks! Lots of unexpected stuff, deadlines to meet, yadayada...
So, here are my Scatterdays (with apologies for the spacings. I have just spent nearly an hour trying to get the layout right, and what shows in the preview, is not what I am getting in the post!):

Firstly, the letter K (from last week) with categories: Things I Like the Smell of, Hobbies, and Office Things.

Kraft Tomato sauce. (This is a takeaway sachet. By the time I resized it and cropped it, there was hardly anything left of it!)




More sauce! KanTong satay! Yumm!













The best smell of the lot: a Karma Bubble Bar slice from Lush! My second favourite Lush product.






My Kumihimo Disk, for making braids.









My DH's collection of Katana.








DH's practice "sword" for Kendo, a Japanese Martial Art.












Kendo!






Key tags! Every office has key tags to label the numerous keys that seem to gather there.









A KIT for First Aid! an Occupational Health and Safety necessity.











You beaut Kilometrico pens.





And this week's Scatterdays:

The letter T, and the categories: Square things, Blue, and, In My Neighbourhood.


My Thread Heaven thread conditioner! It's blue, is a square container, and lives in the neighbourhood of my sewing machine.











This Ten Dollar note is blue, has been folded into a square (well almost!) and there are lots of them in my neighbourhood, I'm sure!











My blue Topaz ring. It's not square, but the photo has been cropped to a square. (I've also smudged the background - much nicer than my fingers!) It used to live in a different part of my neighbourhood. (It was my Grandmothers - she used to live 3 blocks away)









Trees! Most of us will probably have trees, but there are so many in my neighbourhood, I couldn't 'leaf' them out. This one is in my front yard. Aren't the leaves beautiful?













The reason my Scatterday is being posted after midnight -
Treasure Island! Currently being performed by a Junior Repertory in the neighbourhood (Unfortunately, the programme isn't square, nor is it blue)

Scatterday! (and post 99)

This week's Scatterday is brought to you by the letter A, and the categories Restaurants, Things you find in the dark, and Turqouise.

I did try to get a photo of the Angsara Wok restaurant, but its location made it impossible to find a place from which to take a photo showing its name.

I already had this in reserve - a photo of the DVD case for "Alice's Restaurant"
I remember when it came out, but its a movie never got around to seeing, so I don't know if it was good or not, and I'm no longer interested in seeing it, even though its available for hire.

In our yard, you will Always find Arachnids and their webs!

In spring and summer, the big Orb Weavers are Abundant, in Autumn, various smaller arachnids start to come into their own. Even in winter, we have Artfully placed Aerial decorations abounding.

This is a rather appealing little Amulet. It is an Avon turquoise pendant. I'm not sure if it is the real thing (feels like it) or if it is Artificial turqouise.

Scatterday!

This week's Scatterday is brought to you ( Xtremely late) by the letter X.

Some of you may have thought I was suffering from a Xeransis of ideas. No, I have simply been Xceedingly busy!

However, I do have to warn you, one photo in this collection could be considered X rated!

First up, we have some XS Energy drinks.

Great tasting, and doesn't contain any of those nasty X chemicals.

I have been pulling out a garden bed, and found this log has been eaten at the ends by xylophages. They had moved on by the time I found it, bit the evidence of their attack is definitely there.

This Xiphophyllus plant has been moved from the old garden, to a new spot against the fence. It is also xeromorphous, which means it is ideal for climates requiring xerophytic vegetation.

And what good is an X category without a Xavier Roberts signature on the rear end of an original Xavier Roberts Cabbage Patch Doll!

This is Giselle Nellie, who, at one stage, was carted every where, and had her own seat belt and car seat, came grocery shopping, went to pre-school, had birthday parties, complete with little presents, etc, etc, etc.

It even reached a point where DH and I talked about, and to her as if she was really our grandchild!

Scatterday!

Somebody had to do it, so I figured it might as well be me!

This week, we have the letter N and the categories: little things, human, and mineral.

A human Nipple, surrounded by a ring with a little Nacre pearl. (Nacre contains calcium carbonate, which is a mineral!)

BTW, this is NOT my nipple! It is a male nipple, so is quite OK to show on a family blog.

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Last weeks Scatterday answers:

1. Liquid measuring container

2. Light dimmer switch

3. Label maker (dymo)

4. Light source and light bulb (yes, it was a torch)

5. Lint roller

6. Lens (from a very old film camera)

7. Lipstick dispenser (the twist part)

8. Label applicator for CDs

9. Liquid paper

10. Lead pencil

11. Level (spirit)

12. Ladle with light reflections

13. Loofah

14. Loud speaker, left hand one

15. Loo button (yes the "old fashioned" type, Dy!)

I have posted the responses for the quiz in last weeks Scatterday comments. Worth reading for a chuckle.

It was hard to decide who actually won, as no matter what criteria I used to award points, all 3 came out equal. I decided to pick which one amused me the most, but all 3 were equal there, too!

So the only thing to do, I have decided, is to award all 3 a little something.

However, you do have to let me know your snail mail addy. I am not going to chase you for it, so if you don't read this, you'll never know, will you? LOL

Scatterday!

This week's Scatterday is brought to you by the Loveliest Letter in the Language of Labels!
The categories are: Round; Household items; and Tools.

I had previously decided that when L came around, I would somehow have a Little comp to celebrate, complete with a Lovely Little prize. After all, the nicest names start with L! (as does Laughter, which has a Lovely round sound to it, when applied properly, and should be a constant household item, and is often used as a tool for healing! LOL)

So imagine my delight, once started, in finding so many things that fit all 3 categories!
My criteria for the fit, was based on the definitions in my Chambers dictionary.
We all know 'round', and 'household' , but are you aware that 'tool' has a much broader meaning than what we generally refer to as tools?

A tool is "A working instrument, especially one used by hand".

Now that leaves quite a Large area to explore!
So, for my Little comp:

I have photographed several items, smudged some details, cropped some of them and presented them here for you to analyse. It is up to you to work out what their Labels are! Email me with your guesses, or leave a comment with them (comments have to be approved, so I will hold them for release á la Di J) and the one with the most correct will be the winner!

Comp closes midnight Good Friday, and results released next Saturday! Remember, they all start with L!

N.B. Find the names of them.Labels was just an L word! Warning: some of them are tricky names! Just use your imagination. If it's not what name I've given it, it will still count if it is credible.

Scatterday!

This week's Scatterday is brought to you by the letter V, and the categories: Pink, Big, and Signs.

My vitality was void this week, as I was invaded by a virus and was unable to vacate the premises, not even in my valiant little vehicle.

My vision was to head to the Volvo centre via the Volkswagons, but I vascillated too long.

I remembered there was a bike shop near one of these, that sold Vespas. As I couldn't get there, I decided to venture into the vault of Google, and vamoosed out with these.

So here for your viewing pleasure :



Pink Vespas! Aren't they cute? Wouldn't you love one Di J?







Vespa Signs







And look how BIG Vespas are in Italy!