Tag Archives: modern

Sculpture Saturday

Posted on July 2, 2021 by smkelly8

Saturday Sculpture encourages bloggers to share photos of any and all kinds of sculptures. To join, you need to: 1. Share a photo of a sculpture on your blog. 2. Link or ping back here to No Fixed Plans, the … Continue reading →

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Augustown

Posted on May 16, 2021 by smkelly8

Set in Jamaica, Kei Miller’s Augustown is full of local color. There are a couple of storylines: a preacherman claims he can fly and will fly up to heaven, a schoolboy named Kaia gets his dreadlocks cut by a frustrated … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Week

Posted on May 7, 2021 by smkelly8

Spring By Gerald Manley Hopkins Nothing is so beautiful as Spring—        When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;        Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrushThrough the echoing timber does so rinse and wringThe ear, it strikes like lightnings … Continue reading →

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Tempest (1982)

Posted on April 20, 2021 by smkelly8

I got the this movie by accident. When I read Shakespeare’s The Tempest for my book club, I wanted to watch it performed. I got this film which is a loose version. I put this aside as I wanted Shakespeare’s … Continue reading →

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Sculpture Saturday

Posted on January 23, 2021 by smkelly8

Saturday Sculpture, started by the Mind over Memory blogger encourages bloggers to share photos of any and all kinds of sculptures. To join, you need to: 1. Share a photo of a sculpture on your blog. 2. Link or ping … Continue reading →

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Sculpture Saturday

Posted on November 7, 2020 by smkelly8

Saturday Sculpture was hosted by the Mind over Memory blogger encourages bloggers to share photos of any and all kinds of sculptures. To join in, what you need to do is: 1. Share a photo of a sculpture 2. Link … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Experimental

Posted on November 16, 2017 by smkelly8

Some modern experimental art 1. Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Wednesday when the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Transient

Posted on June 25, 2017 by smkelly8

1. Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Good Match

Posted on February 24, 2017 by smkelly8

I’ve got to get used to the new Weekly Photo Challenge starting on Wednesday. I caught it the first week, but not this. At any rate here are two rare birds that make a good match, I think. 1. Each … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Gray

Posted on August 11, 2015 by smkelly8

Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack? invites bloggers to post photos on a weekly theme. This week it’s “Gray” or “Grey.” If you want to join the fun, it’s simple. Just follow these guidelines: Create your own post and title it … Continue reading →

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