A lemon fell out of the door and looked so striking against the different greys of the ground, steps and plant pot, that I had to take a picture. (Thanks to Kim Klassen for lovely texture!)
We came out of Sainsbury's on Saturday evening, and the sun was setting spectacularly. On the way out I could hear this tune (I hoped to put a link here-you would know it if I hummed it!) and thought I was going mad, until I saw a man playing it on a saxophone. Another man was taking a photo and the sax man said "no photos"-but the photo man just wanted the sunset and the sax man was in front of it! He would have made a great silhouette.I found this quote in 'The Artist's Way' tonight, which I really liked as a compromise on the way to your dreams. I don't know if you know the book-it is a kind of programme to follow to regain your creativity, and works well for many I think. It has some interesting ideas but I am afraid it does not suit me, as, a) I am too lazy to do morning pages, and b) cannot contemplate the idea of having a week which is free of books, tv, internet, magazines-what if that is the week I died? If you do not know it then I apologise for waffling on inexplicably.
THE QUOTE!!--
"Choose one festive aspect from your ideal day. Allow yourself to live it. You may not be able to move to Rome yet, but even in a still grungy apartment, you can enjoy a home made cappuccino and a croissant"
I can still look at shells, even if not at the beach! (I am easily pleased)
On the news tonight I found out that there is a windmill in Brixton! Who would have thought it? I intend to seek it out and photograph it at some point in the future-there is an interesting pub nearby-hand painted sign, has music on, may be worth a try.
Here is a great site called windmill world with lots of information. I had forgotten but there is a windmill in Plumstead near where I work-it is a pub and is quite scary!
Looking for the tune, which I still have not found, led me to these videos which are great-I recognised every single tune but could not name one. Oh dear. They would be great for a classical music quiz if the need arose!
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Hi Sarah! The Windmill is a really famous music pub and has some of the best up-coming bands on. I've always wanted to play there but have never been invited :(
You'd definitely have a great time if you went there!
xx
"Windmills of Your Mind" is a favorite of mine. It is how my head feels at 2 a.m. when sleep is not to be found.
And sea shells with sand clinging to them from a visit to an ocean now far away is a great reminder of a feast of fun that can overflow into today.
Wish I could have been there for the sunset and the saxophone.
windmill in BRIXTON! REALLY? That is quite a surprise! When I lived on thornton road I walked to Brixton market every other day to get fruit and music...way back in the day- it was shady..Absolutely LOVE the photo of the lemon and planter- what a PRIZE!!!
Great post. Love the videio of the classical music, I recognised some but couldn't name them.
"Windmills of your mind" and oldie but a goodie.
A week of no TV,reading,internet I'm with you on that one
Am trying to do "Artist's Way" at present. Failing miserably. Don't care. Intrigued by the concept of a reading ban and will try to instigate it soon, scary as it is...
i love the way you seek out images and places that interest you, and share them here with all of us.
i love that you are "easy to please"....
i deeply LOVE your profile picture...which astounds me every time i look at it!
Love your picture of the lemon against the grey. I found out last year that grey and yellow is a really pleasing combination - one wouldn't think so! Oh, windmills always make me think of Don Quixote. I have for the last two weeks been attacking (fruitlessly thus far) a windmill of bureaucracy and red tape. Soon I will be crazy too ...
PS I hope my postcard arrives soon - I posted it last Wednesday 8 Sep from a little postal depot (not a proper post office), so please let me know if it does not arrive by next Wednesday - then I will know not to use them again! A tiny something else that I have found over the weekend will also soon be on its way to you. It is cat-related so made me think of you ...
BTW: My sis (a very creative type) gave me The Artists Way. I tried the morning pages for a while. Some interesting things flowed out of my pen. But over a period of a few weeks I lost so much sleep with the extra early rising that I got worn out, caught a nasty case of strep throat and ended up in the emergency room. When I was well again I threw the book away. Probably the only book I ever threw away. Nothing really wrong with the book---just wrong for me.
I couldn't go a day without books, tv, internet whatever - and I don't think it would help my creativity. I love your photo with the lemon.
That is a beautiful sunset!
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