Category Archives: All Things Bright and Beautiful

Nocturnal Mind Meanderings

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Gwynn Smith

I do not think I can blame my mind’s nocturnal meanderings on the Lockdown, it is something I am prone to. A little thought or word will flit across my subconscious, tempt and titillate, and then, off it goes, in … Continue reading →

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Marvelous Moths #1

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Gwynn Smith

  Assorted Moths (Lepidoptera) in the University of Texas Insect Collection. Moth, (order Lepidoptera), any of about 160,000 species of overwhelmingly nocturnal flying insects that, along with the butterflies and skippers, constitute the order Lepidoptera. A rather dry description for … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Musings

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Gwynn Smith

Kristina Makeeva – Hutt Lagoon a pink lake on the west coast of Australia near the town of Gregory. It is Monday the 30th of March and day for of our Lockdown. It is a rather disconcerting time as one … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Musings

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Gwynn Smith

This is a rather special Monday, there will be a super Supermoon tonight. Sure, there have been Supermoons before — this will be the second in a series of three this spring. But, the full moon that peaks  tonight will … Continue reading →

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Spirit Lifter

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Gwynn Smith

It is that time of year down here on the East Coast of South Africa, weeks of gloomy dark days of endless drizzle. We need the rain having come out of a rather nasty period of El Niño, but one … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Musings.

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Gwynn Smith

This will be my Monday Morning view in two Monday’s time, Seychelles for two weeks so super excited!!

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Monday Morning Musings

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Gwynn Smith

It is Monday. It is the last day of August. It is the day before Spring day down South. I am so excited, the air is redolent with the heady fragrance of jasmine. Soon the days will be longer, the … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Musings

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Gwynn Smith

This Monday I have no bright happy thoughts just a painful sadness and a big hole in my heart. A dear darling little cat who stole everyone’s heart and was my blogging companion was sadly and suddenly killed on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Birds of a Feather

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Gwynn Smith

A sampling of Woop Studio‘s wonderful graphic depictions of collective animal nouns. I chose bird images, why? Because I like birds and I liked the collective nouns. These prints are available from the minalima Store.

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Monday Morning Musings……………

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Gwynn Smith

It seems the only post I am doing at the moment is a Monday Morning Muse, I do not seem to be able to get much more done these days. Anyway this Monday my spirits were lifted by this joyful … Continue reading →

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