Pause awhile and reflect! Look and listen. You know it will do you good.

Original post 20/03/2016 – exactly 10 years ago, serendipity!
Another old post to brighten up a dull Friday. What better than a trip to the seaside and a little sunshine? First published as Swimming For Beginners on 01/07/2023.
I offer this song as a blessing to everyone for the Winter/Summer Solstice and to wish you all a happy, restful, and healthy Christmas and New Year. Thank you for all your wonderful posts, comments and friendship this year and always.
My posts have been very sparse of late, and will continue to be for some time to come, but I have kept up with reading your posts and responding as often as I can.
Instead of sending Christmas cards this year, I am contributing to Alzheimer’s Society: UK’s leading charity for dementia care and research, offering a support line (0333 150 3456), local groups, and funding research for all dementia types.
My donation will be based on the number of cards I would have sent, plus the number of responses to this post. To ensure that I am not made bankrupt by AI bots I will set a maximum limit!
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Jill, at J-Dub’s Grin and Bear It, wrote about the Full Flower Moon and I mentioned that I had taken some photos of it at 4am today, just prior to the Moon setting. No planning. I just happened to receive a summons from my bladder and noticed the bright light through my bedroom window.
This is in response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #392 where the given word is SWARM, and the word count is 10.
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Soldier bees
Worker bees
All together
Really clever
Making honey
It started when I gave up smoking and went from there!
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