tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42227833251343169392024-03-14T14:56:42.196+10:00Veranda LifeBreathe ~ Relax ~ Drink Black Tea OftenJay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.comBlogger1019125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-66531417653043942222013-10-30T15:29:00.000+10:002013-10-30T15:37:39.264+10:00After Verandaku, Enjoy Zenku<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A while ago, I started a new blog over at WordPress. What can I say, I like to spread the love around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In keeping with the minimalist nature of Veranda Life's Verandakus, <a href="http://zenkettle.wordpress.com/">Zen Kettle features Zenkus</a>, even tinier moments captured in three lines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading, grasshopper, and I hope you'll enjoy <a href="http://zenkettle.wordpress.com/">Zen Kettle - It Makes Tea</a>, naturally.</span>Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-46979214760671225082013-04-24T15:31:00.001+10:002013-04-24T15:31:32.653+10:00Thank You Verandaku Readers - 999: A Sweeter Number than 998 Others<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xxxPdiOnQBA/UXduLnkGCgI/AAAAAAAAFZA/XzQXqWw4Bmw/s1600-h/Mushroom_1_IMG_0123C%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mushroom_1_IMG_0123C" border="0" alt="Mushroom_1_IMG_0123C" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uwJlGuvnRSQ/UXduMdslEqI/AAAAAAAAFZI/Fz08AQThEpE/Mushroom_1_IMG_0123C_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="325"></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">A note to say <strong>thank you</strong> to everyone who has commented, 'liked', read or scanned this site over the last few years to catch up with <strong>999 Verandakus</strong>.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">I'm especially grateful to the commenters and 'likers' who took the trouble to actually send encouraging words or mouse clicks my way.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">I started the triple-9 project as a sanity saver - not sure about the outcome there, but I can say, for anyone contemplating a project of some length, or any length, really - suck it and see, as we say here in the colonies, and probably everywhere else.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Why? Well, it might taste really good, and there's a great deal of satisfaction to be derived from seeing a long challenge through to completion. Or even a short one - everything's relative, after all, and completion is the thing. </font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Worried about failing? Don't be. After all this time and trouble negotiating life and its strangenesses, I see everything as another experiment on the road to - I was going to say enlightenment (or Morocco, for the Lamour, Hope and Crosby fans who are, of course, legion), but that's not it. It's simply the road, on which, if we’re a little bit determined and rather lucky, we take one step at a time and try not to disturb the taipans, the tarantulas, and assorted crazies – not too much disturbance, anyway – just enough, shall we say.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">My tip: determine right from the start that you're going to finish. It's amazing what an up-front promise to yourself can accomplish - even moreso, if every time you post you're letting both yourself and any readers instantly see your goal, a la '<strong><em>999</em></strong> Verandakus: #299,' for example.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Finally, a very big (gigantic, in fact) and heartfelt thank you to <strong>Lorrie Lawler</strong> (the other half of the VernLaw Group) for her generous contribution of so many of the images on the site (Lorrie's are the truly magical ones).</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">We determined from day one that the Verandaku photos would be ours - nothing stock or borrowed - and so it came to pass. Plus, it was a great excuse for photographic safaris to the beach, the botanical gardens, the duck pond, the university, churches and cemeteries, rivers and parks, museums and art galleries, among others. Not to mention daily walks around the neighborhood and the perfect reason to stop and snap the roses.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Thank you, Lorrie, you made the journey (and our many safaris) so much more enjoyable and sustaining.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">I'm hoping to launch a new project in the next couple of weeks, so I hope you'll stay tuned and keep visiting. Good luck with your own projects, take very good care, and thanks again.<br></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Cheers,<br>Jay</font></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-6191667830321490682013-04-20T16:12:00.000+10:002013-04-20T16:12:00.671+10:00999 Verandakus: #999 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4h3mdHC1E1o/UUgChUyOyJI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/5qlaQhgKeGA/s1600-h/TripleNineIMG_0274%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="TripleNineIMG_0274" border="0" alt="TripleNineIMG_0274" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IQr3eNnjwIg/UUgCiKPSNvI/AAAAAAAAFYY/a2hH2cXjtfc/TripleNineIMG_0274_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="539" height="409"></a></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-10671499711510355972013-04-19T12:17:00.000+10:002013-04-19T12:17:00.054+10:00999 Verandakus: #998 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Nv0XSrLDtKQ/UUPWtzg10fI/AAAAAAAAFX4/dEnY5TzTXSs/s1600-h/DotCatP1020761%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DotCatP1020761" border="0" alt="DotCatP1020761" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yQIqsmsdLiI/UUPWug6worI/AAAAAAAAFYA/v3WaiQLJbdE/DotCatP1020761_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="405"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Her usual pose</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Relaxed and softly purring</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Claw paw in fur glove</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-61283359480939302912013-04-18T12:13:00.000+10:002013-04-18T12:13:00.122+10:00999 Verandakus: #997 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qRV8uAjtaHw/UUPVurmjSpI/AAAAAAAAFXo/pvvXccJUTOE/s1600-h/MotCatDSC00287%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="MotCatDSC00287" border="0" alt="MotCatDSC00287" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oLjs_Beuui8/UUPVvsozEtI/AAAAAAAAFXw/-KqrHnKlado/MotCatDSC00287_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="344" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">The small cat watching</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">for today’s dinnertime treat</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Watched upon with love</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-44731376826065728822013-04-17T12:09:00.000+10:002013-04-17T12:09:00.415+10:00999 Verandakus: #996 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tNb-5ZB77GE/UUPU1USRgOI/AAAAAAAAFXY/tI9EpiDrK6s/s1600-h/ShellSkeletonIMG_1693%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="ShellSkeletonIMG_1693" border="0" alt="ShellSkeletonIMG_1693" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-h4XvoTlLDDw/UUPU3SVC_TI/AAAAAAAAFXg/7eBQF1FSZgs/ShellSkeletonIMG_1693_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="299"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia"> A hollowed out shell</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">at rest above the tide line</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Enough for today</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-65546937563681270512013-04-16T12:04:00.000+10:002013-04-16T12:04:00.660+10:00999 Verandakus: #995 from Veranda Life<p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia"></font></em></strong><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WNvkT7hjIis/UUPT5O4V3fI/AAAAAAAAFXI/Cb4TEU7NClM/s1600-h/Cyclists_IMG_1672%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Cyclists_IMG_1672" border="0" alt="Cyclists_IMG_1672" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YLCtwEHKYMk/UUPT5sZT-xI/AAAAAAAAFXQ/KKJbZlqRHvw/Cyclists_IMG_1672_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="234"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">We’re eating ice-cream</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">behind our sticky lenses</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Capturing work flow</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-38868860537074641092013-04-15T12:00:00.000+10:002013-04-15T12:00:03.044+10:00999 Verandakus: #994 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AnNyqX6W_ho/UUPSzOIQYMI/AAAAAAAAFW4/gdKMx4qj2FU/s1600-h/TreeBarkIMG_1560%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="TreeBarkIMG_1560" border="0" alt="TreeBarkIMG_1560" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Wt4e-KJsoOM/UUPSzyn75PI/AAAAAAAAFXA/G_KgbI8wH1w/TreeBarkIMG_1560_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="343"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">The textures of trees</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Like volcanic overflows</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Sappy lava lines</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-74566056333660073152013-04-14T11:56:00.000+10:002013-04-14T11:56:00.248+10:00999 Verandakus: #993 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HtOakjS7cyM/UUPRunQoxhI/AAAAAAAAFWo/CNNhvK4JNIw/s1600-h/PelicanP1020425%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PelicanP1020425" border="0" alt="PelicanP1020425" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DZFA9xprBRc/UUPRvCZF2qI/AAAAAAAAFWw/fXB7664QIfA/PelicanP1020425_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="494" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">As though it belongs</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">A cast pelican sculpture</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">A duck to water</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-238425026328367012013-04-13T11:52:00.000+10:002013-04-13T11:52:00.205+10:00999 Verandakus: #992 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-n14mehPnkxY/UUPQwzcCxWI/AAAAAAAAFWY/A5_bD7G5xt4/s1600-h/CyclistsPathIMG_0703%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CyclistsPathIMG_0703" border="0" alt="CyclistsPathIMG_0703" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LhN9xk2aVoY/UUPQxYGbmrI/AAAAAAAAFWg/3xQ6QNEB5-U/CyclistsPathIMG_0703_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">The path less taken</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">is frequently overrun</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">on lazy Sundays</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-25930027807665422412013-04-12T11:47:00.000+10:002013-04-12T11:47:00.425+10:00999 Verandakus: #991 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-f7x9gx5KlSA/UUPPygwQOII/AAAAAAAAFWI/VaeaVAWxKbw/s1600-h/FamilyDucksIMG_0292%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="FamilyDucksIMG_0292" border="0" alt="FamilyDucksIMG_0292" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-g7wAESYDqQA/UUPPzSFJ4AI/AAAAAAAAFWQ/95rZhDZdvE0/FamilyDucksIMG_0292_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="394"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">On weekend day trips</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">children and ducks together</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Mum and Dad retreat</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-22689090783271650752013-04-11T11:26:00.000+10:002013-04-11T11:26:00.321+10:00999 Verandakus: #990 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uzAtfhIVAyI/UUPKrPbZU1I/AAAAAAAAFVw/UONGMOz4Hqs/s1600-h/Tall-Palms_IMG_3963%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Tall-Palms_IMG_3963" border="0" alt="Tall-Palms_IMG_3963" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UkV3pFZhufQ/UUPKr2DxrGI/AAAAAAAAFV4/WcFJ0jEooAU/Tall-Palms_IMG_3963_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="431" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Reaching for the sky</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">leaving the ground to itself</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Tall poppy syndrome</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-44963350790512216132013-04-10T11:22:00.000+10:002013-04-10T11:22:00.618+10:00999 Verandakus: #989 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eR7Cl-lKNEY/UUPJt0uXZaI/AAAAAAAAFVg/71VeSTfBLTE/s1600-h/GardenPhotographerIMG_3783%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="GardenPhotographerIMG_3783" border="0" alt="GardenPhotographerIMG_3783" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oO6ran_0tg8/UUPJuVQBBMI/AAAAAAAAFVo/J20GcFg3m6A/GardenPhotographerIMG_3783_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">The focussed garden</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">remains so between snapshots</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Its striking poses</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-90728069219940299932013-04-09T11:17:00.000+10:002013-04-09T11:17:00.117+10:00999 Verandakus: #988 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FgcWEg3zEII/UUPIvJmbHiI/AAAAAAAAFVQ/Mv9H-LhA81E/s1600-h/DiningTableIMG_3675%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DiningTableIMG_3675" border="0" alt="DiningTableIMG_3675" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X50FPy0m5Xk/UUPIvo9-2jI/AAAAAAAAFVY/rNTQ6LTyIHE/DiningTableIMG_3675_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="331"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Although we lunched there</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">our table was not as neat</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Tomato sauce ruled</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-49828316953073262212013-04-08T11:11:00.000+10:002013-04-08T11:11:00.182+10:00999 Verandakus: #987 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TcmlA2oGw8E/UUPHfhipyMI/AAAAAAAAFVA/AfxCmeqS_uw/s1600-h/GardenBenchIMG_3614%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="GardenBenchIMG_3614" border="0" alt="GardenBenchIMG_3614" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fFRupdni-Vs/UUPHgUl1mmI/AAAAAAAAFVI/901cN-qACgc/GardenBenchIMG_3614_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Not so far away</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">a place to rest tired selves</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Body, soul and soles</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-56269923776773498132013-04-07T11:07:00.000+10:002013-04-07T11:07:00.379+10:00999 Verandakus: #986 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PqKhD9Yi7jY/UUPGU-8OdxI/AAAAAAAAFUw/KeOxslSXmqc/s1600-h/Steven_Wiltshire_Artist_IMG_1943%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Steven_Wiltshire_Artist_IMG_1943" border="0" alt="Steven_Wiltshire_Artist_IMG_1943" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BGmsuQElpzI/UUPGVcbgHvI/AAAAAAAAFU4/hJTvx1F0eC4/Steven_Wiltshire_Artist_IMG_1943_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="303"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Visiting artist</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Finishing his cityscape</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Three centuries drawn</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-18402031584455394102013-04-06T11:02:00.000+10:002013-04-06T11:02:00.762+10:00999 Verandakus: #985 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eVW9FhFaABs/UUPFJpogEuI/AAAAAAAAFUg/KXssNyZZ9L8/s1600-h/Sculpture_IMG_2102%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Sculpture_IMG_2102" border="0" alt="Sculpture_IMG_2102" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wMZJfH4jdz8/UUPFKFWtPWI/AAAAAAAAFUo/X1wLfM5MDBM/Sculpture_IMG_2102_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Near the river</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">where sculpture sits with nature</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Shadowy stranger</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-30569466511595403652013-04-05T10:58:00.000+10:002013-04-05T10:58:00.413+10:00999 Verandakus: #984 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CpdU7hzl4JY/UUPERrx9aII/AAAAAAAAFUQ/swr476zqKAs/s1600-h/Taps_IMG_1152%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Taps_IMG_1152" border="0" alt="Taps_IMG_1152" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SACTVIPwv7k/UUPESaH22rI/AAAAAAAAFUY/Rx7-jhzvI_g/Taps_IMG_1152_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="305"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Taps and sinks ready</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">for every day’s events</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">The cleanest silence</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-26115631577987784952013-04-04T10:54:00.000+10:002013-04-04T10:54:00.136+10:00999 Verandakus: #983 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Conl685Mxa0/UUPDODoCUzI/AAAAAAAAFUA/_e_fhwZFcOI/s1600-h/GreenSwardIMG_1082%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="GreenSwardIMG_1082" border="0" alt="GreenSwardIMG_1082" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cPmduPpeSyk/UUPDO2v9_zI/AAAAAAAAFUI/TJJcLRRLFv4/GreenSwardIMG_1082_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="395"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Across a green sward</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">the oldest buildings settle</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">watching the grass grow</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-74303084599511289422013-04-03T10:46:00.000+10:002013-04-03T10:46:00.716+10:00999 Verandakus: #982 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-C8yowho3SWo/UUPB6sMPp5I/AAAAAAAAFTw/UQOgYnGpsCk/s1600-h/TruckIMG_1558%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="TruckIMG_1558" border="0" alt="TruckIMG_1558" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-31EXajcf1Yg/UUPB7QWWkSI/AAAAAAAAFT4/eAfR7ayzj9k/TruckIMG_1558_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Travelling over</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">for a garden resting truck</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">The love rusting on</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-57482653440407018092013-04-02T10:42:00.000+10:002013-04-02T10:42:00.345+10:00999 Verandakus: #981 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DDC1rrZHGMs/UUPAY08npKI/AAAAAAAAFTg/InYgAUuW25I/s1600-h/SnailCrawlP1000717%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SnailCrawlP1000717" border="0" alt="SnailCrawlP1000717" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--aB1LCUve5U/UUPAZTS9J_I/AAAAAAAAFTo/sWX0ktPkjgo/SnailCrawlP1000717_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="291"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Sideways from the snail</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">the house number awaiting</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">and awaiting and …</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-85833692730701190242013-04-01T10:35:00.000+10:002013-04-01T10:35:00.564+10:00999 Verandakus: #980 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wj2VMXPis4A/UUO_Sic5l_I/AAAAAAAAFTA/1xcfJm9oqhQ/s1600-h/Night%252520SkewersP1000556%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Night SkewersP1000556" border="0" alt="Night SkewersP1000556" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BMHBmRxJYv0/UUO_TEkEbbI/AAAAAAAAFTI/Bxt3Dknq5pM/Night%252520SkewersP1000556_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="332"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Seeing only part</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">of the bigger picture’s view</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Misunderstanding</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CbwmNcPe0Mw/UUO_ULQomxI/AAAAAAAAFTQ/4gXXaSGnWjA/s1600-h/NightSkewersP1000555%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="NightSkewersP1000555" border="0" alt="NightSkewersP1000555" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nnGMPm4pCd4/UUO_Uv96wVI/AAAAAAAAFTY/66V4TFmwA5A/NightSkewersP1000555_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="176"></a></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-13416389239580455622013-03-31T10:29:00.000+10:002013-03-31T10:29:00.100+10:00999 Verandakus: #979 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-70rcA0vDb2k/UUO9pvTZF2I/AAAAAAAAFSw/XpbDPQhqpN8/s1600-h/Porch_Light_Cybersht_154%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Porch_Light_Cybersht_154" border="0" alt="Porch_Light_Cybersht_154" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K3iZBgJbQnc/UUO9qkxYf0I/AAAAAAAAFS4/YT1d_cb6QoA/Porch_Light_Cybersht_154_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">A single porch light</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">promising the merest light</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">still shows the way home</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-80598841745478466322013-03-30T10:25:00.000+10:002013-03-30T10:25:00.509+10:00999 Verandakus: #978 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YH5BKl9BgTg/UUO8d_pfvVI/AAAAAAAAFSg/gtqq7uv6dVk/s1600-h/Rusty_Pylons_IMG_2394%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Rusty_Pylons_IMG_2394" border="0" alt="Rusty_Pylons_IMG_2394" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iEn3tpjSGYM/UUO8etU03QI/AAAAAAAAFSo/gQWDx-vTxuA/Rusty_Pylons_IMG_2394_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="409"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">Waiting for the tide</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">to cover rusting pylons</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">The ocean’s textures</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222783325134316939.post-83388775374831945802013-03-29T10:21:00.000+10:002013-03-29T10:21:00.136+10:00999 Verandakus: #977 from Veranda Life<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GSRMNC5tpmM/UUO7b5uNaCI/AAAAAAAAFSQ/xUthwPI7UTs/s1600-h/Christmas_Cat_IMG_2571%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Christmas_Cat_IMG_2571" border="0" alt="Christmas_Cat_IMG_2571" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6315VSkCeak/UUO7cm-fKyI/AAAAAAAAFSY/rPf6Svgc1KA/Christmas_Cat_IMG_2571_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="373"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">At Christmas Day lunch</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">my cat in her festive way</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Georgia">joins the big table</font></em></strong></p> Jay Verneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523779691386847458noreply@blogger.com0