When he approached, Gertie tried to ignore Samson as he had the reputation of being a rogue. But he was friendly and gentle, almost timid. Then he started to talk, paid her compliments and best of all, he made her laugh: “That’s no bull at all, no bull at all…”
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Bully.
I know it’s not quite charcoal but the mind sometimes goes where it will.
When coal and oil was still delivered to households:
Well, it still is depending on your heating system. But when I was little we got coal. The truck would drive up and dump a huge pile of coal in front of the house and then one had to shovel it in the coal cellar through these kinds of flap windows:
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Charcoal.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Unoccupied.
I think I have to explain my train of thought here.
Serenity – I immediately thought of the Serenity, the spaceship of Mal Reynolds in the cult series Firefly (yes, sometimes I’m a nerd). Mal Reynolds is played by Nathan Fillion who has come to non-nerd fame with the tv series Castle. My hometown is known as the two-castle town (“Zweiburgenstadt”) and in my photo you can see why. I hope the shot conveys the serenity I felt, on a late summer’s evening, just before sundown, with everything quiet and peaceful around me. And so I’ve come full circle.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Serenity.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Fantabulous.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Posture.
… and the cat just lies there …
… anywhere, really …
But the cat will also tell me lies. Like: “We are just friends, having a friendly get-together.”
And yet, then the dragonfly just lies there.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Lies.
Although the words on this mural read: “Family is everything” I think “family” can be defined in much broader terms than merely blood relations.
Connection can happen through physical touch – but it doesn’t need to. The internet is much maligned these days because the role it plays in agitation and false information but we shouldn’t forget how it can bring people together. Bushboy who came up with today’s prompt is in Australia. I am in Germany. Yet we share a connection via our posts and photos.
Here is the whole mural:
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Connection.
It must be an instinct – put out a box, any box, and wait. Sooner or later (rather sooner) you will find a cat in it.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Instinct.
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