2010 Photo365

24 July 2010 Pooh-sticks Bridge

Jul 24, 2010

“And that was the beginning of the game called Pooh-sticks, which Pooh invented, and which he and his friends used to play on the edge on the Forest. But they played with sticks instead of fir-cones, because they were easier to mark.” –A.A. Milne. The House at Pooh Corner. Chapter 6.

23 July 2010 Morning Ship

Jul 23, 2010

22 July 2010 Sam and Maryam

Jul 22, 2010

21 July 2010 The Living Room

Jul 21, 2010

20 July 2010 Beginning Hand Stands

Jul 20, 2010

19 July 2010 Not Suited to Our Present Needs

Jul 19, 2010

Fourth rejection letter this year. First rejection for this particular piece (a poem). I take some comfort that they didn’t check a box that says, “What were you thinking?”

18 July 2010 Lewes Castle

Jul 18, 2010

View from the Shell Keep of the Barbican gate (on the right) and the older Norman gate (to the left) and the gorgeous Sussex downs behind.

17 July 2010 Ditchling Beacon

Jul 17, 2010

Photo taken just outside Ditchling Beacon, one of the highest points in the South Downs and site of an Iron Age defensive stronghold. We rode the bus to Ditchling, hiked about 6.5 miles to Devil’s Dyke, had a pint at the pub (of course there’s a pub!) and then rode a different bus back to Brighton. The highlight of the …

16 July 2010 The Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Jul 16, 2010

Here is Sam in her costume, hair all slicked up, waiting in the changing room before going on stage to perform in “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic.” The girls’ performance was, in a word, adorable. And I have to admit that I teared up to see my shy little girl– the same one who was afraid to set foot in the dance studio in the …

15 July 2010 Roedean

Jul 15, 2010

This week the weather gods have decided to remind us that we live in the BRITISH isles, not the French Riviera, and they hired the special duo of Wind and Rain to deliver the message to us. It was so windy last night that for once I didn’t fall asleep to the sound of the gulls scrabbling around on the roof. The only …