Bend It, Straighten It, Twist It…

March 22, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha29 Comments

I totally curbed my zeal in going photo bombing with today’s photo 101 theme ‘Architecture and Monochrome’ in a city that is an architectural delight.

Buildings sprout like mushroom in this place and each with it’s loveliness in intricacy or even simplicity.

The sprinkling weather of today, curbed my clicky fingers delight, so, I have a mix of new and old.

Some were tweaked in black and white for comparison and in as much as I like both, I think I will naturally gravitate to the bright colours like a happy butterfly 🙂

Tuesdays Thoughts…My Thinking Corner #14.

March 22, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha19 Comments

Every Tuesday, I share snippets of thoughts that I call ‘My Thinking Corner.’

I would like to invite you to participate. The challenge is quite simple.

Each Tuesday, share your very short snippets of positive, inspiring, motivating, health, spiritual, writing advice, clips, posts etc, that can serve as a prop to motivate others and simply add my link to your post.

I call it my thinking corner because, I actually take out a bit of time just to think through things, encapsulate my thoughts as much as possible and detoxify my mind. It helps give me clarity of vision and might help you too.

It might work for you in a different way, but the idea is to get the positive thoughts flowing.

Please send in your little thoughts. You never know whose life you might inspire.

♥ When you keep undermining your self-worth, no one else will take the time to elevate it.
♥ We fritter away our lives with too many details. Simplify it! Keep whittling away the excesses.
♥ When we have joy that runs deep, nothing can rob us of it, because we can dig in deep and reach for it. Every other hurt will be on the periphery.
♥ The recipe for unity is not complicated, but it takes love and perseverance.
♥ As you proclaim peace and love with your mouth, endeavour to see that your heart matches your proclamations.

Our last week thinkers brought in dollops of good thoughts:

Enlightenment from Dollops of Heedful Ramblings A sweet short quote that cuts into the meat of the matter.

Inspired Series from Seye never leaves me empty handed. I always come away richer.

Simple Power from Kay. You need a shot of this. Never underestimate the strength of your words.

Thank you to all the contributors. May these words take roots in our lives and may our harvest be bountiful 🙂

‘So, when will you share those nuggets of wisdom of yours?’

*P.S. I know that I read more thinking thoughts from other bloggers than those listed above, but for some reason, I can’t find the ping backs to some of them. Please give me a heads up if your’s is not showing here.

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FEATURES RESUMES # 23….Let me share your post links.

March 22, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha6 Comments

I Need Your Links Please. Thank You 🙂

a cooking pot and twisted tales

Featured blogs took a couple of day’s break to create space for the smashing brunch party that we had over the weekend.

If per chance I missed out your link, please give me a gentle prod 😉

You can send in the links to the posts that you wish to promote.

‘Help keep the loop going!’

Today’s featured blogs are:

Spring cleaning from Joy Indestructible, a beautiful piece of writing. To borrow some of Pam’s words,

Not wanting to go back I tarry long, gathering each hue;
Spring-cleaning of mind and reorganizing heart’s closet,
Letting go the old and making room for new life deposit.

My dearest Pam is one of my biggest props in this place. I call her my sage one. She needs our prayers and support. Please look in. That’s why we are a community.

Lift up your head A short, beautiful, inspiring message from Harmony, of…

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Lifestyle · Photographs · Uncategorized

Finding Bright Pops…

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha28 Comments

Finding pop was not as easy as I anticipated. Hmm! The Photo 101 themes are getting tricky.

I had to look in-house and out-house for any relatively satisfying pop.

My meandering made it starkly obvious that we love rich, vibrant textures here and the shinier, the more attractive it seems.

Anyway, I managed to scrounge for a few popping items *at least in my eyes*.

The no access sign made this girl only more curious.

Something comforting about the rolled towels

The bones couldn’t fit in and I didn’t want to rattle anything

Whatever they are *floaters, I guess* they will certainly make a popping sound.

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A New Beginning…

March 21, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha16 Comments

A duty done for home and country, though most times Damon wondered if the toll of duty was worth the sacrifice.

He had seen too many dead bodies and his inner mind had grown jaded. Cumulative years of fighting, of living on the edge had it’s way of sucking into a man’s psych.

Though he no longer served, he wore his fatigues and felt a sense of readiness, like he could face anything.

The stark facts of life’s circumstance whirled through his mind in years, up to the moment the explosion led to his blindness.

It still surprised him that Ann had waited all these years for him. Now, as he fights to find a ‘new life‘ without his sight, she stood supportive, her loving voice encouraging his often cranky, frustrated actions. His lips curved in a smile at the thought of her blooming belly.

She has persuaded him to take a guide dog, that would help him foster more sense of independence and they were on their way to see the one she intuitively felt he would love.

He hoped so.

Inlinkz

In response to the FFAW photo prompt above from Pixabay.com. Thank you Priceless Joy for this enchanting story platform

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With LOVE…

March 21, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha56 Comments

An Orchid from me to you

A little token of thanks

To all my supportive friends.

You made my party a blast.

You are folks that I refer to as fine gentry

and fabulous crowd.

Thank you.

Musings · Uncategorized · Writing

A Writer’s World…

March 20, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha17 Comments

A Writer’s mind

Is a junk yard

A filigree lace of windows

For flights of fancy.

A convergence of different World’s

Where we create hero’s and villains

Real and surreal.

Weaving intricate webs of words

and evocative imagery’s

That transports the mind,

Through apertures, down rabbit and keyholes

Through the wide expanse of French windows,

Into the boggling meadows of other minds.

Window The Daily Post

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Bright and beautiful. ..

March 20, 2016March 20, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha19 Comments

The weekend Photo 101 theme is to ‘play with the light.’

Below is a compilation of a few bright and beautiful takes.

Some were quickly taken outside intermittently today before getting back to join my party guests *since I am the hostess* and several photos (night shots) are older.