Scenic Sunday

A view of the greatest little city in the east, the oldest incorporated city in Canada, the old port city of Saint JOHN NEW, Brunswick.
Beauty surrounds us. To view more Scenic Sunday photos just click on the highlighted name or on the badge on the side bar and enjoy this meme.

ONE WORD - stroke for one single impression

Stroke
It wasn't a stroke of luck but one of misfortune.
it almost robbed me of my independence
It knocked me off my feet for a while until I learned to walk again.
I used to feel that my movements were graceful, now I feel clumsy and awkward.
I long to run.
In the stroke of a second it froze my fingers above the keyboard making typing and communication difficult, laboured and error filled.
Like the loving stroking of a cat it warmed my heart revealing to me the treasure I have in my loving and supportive family
Perhaps it saved my life alerting me to a serious blockage I had in an artery
Just one word tells it all
stroke




These lines were created in response to the words,one word, which is this week's prompt at One Single Impression. For more poetry on this theme please visit the hosting site.The one word I have chosen is stroke.

Montreal in the Winter

Maybe not "Can you see the forest for the trees?" but "Can you see the city for the trees?"

Photo by: "Guest Blogger" Davis.

Hot Air Balloon

For Mellow Yellow Monday ...

On this dark, cold wet winter day, it is fun to think about a wonderful bright sunny summer sky and a hot air balloon ride.

This photo was taken at the Atlantic Balloon Fiesta in Sussex, NB in 2008.

Posted by: "Guest Blogger" Riel. Thanks to Mellow Yellow Monday. To see other yellow-themed posts from other bloggers around the world, just click the icon below.

A Mellow Yellow Breakfast

The research benefits of the internet are marvelous and upon encountering the main character in Jeffrey Archer's novel, As the Crow Flies, eating 'Scotch Eggs' on more than one occasion, my husband became curious. The photos included here are the results of his curiosity and the delicious breakfast he served me yesterday morning. Basically Scotch Eggs consist of a hard boiled egg in the center of sausage meat. On Wikipedia's information page , it is mentioned that it is fried dish, but we chose to bake them and they were delicious! A recipe for baked Scotch Eggs can be found here.
And of course a meal isn't complete without a hot cup of tea or coffee. And for this mellow yellow day, I enjoyed my breakfast tea served in a 1930's original yellow Harlequin cup and saucer.

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Looking Up in Saint John: for Sunday Stills

Looking up along King Street in the old, port city of Saint John, NB, you can see this facade of old brick buildings. With the influx of Loyalists in 1784, Saint John became a city in 1785 and holds the honour of being the oldest incorporated city in Canada.

This week's photo challenge for Sunday Stills, is 'go high, go low'. Its all about perspective and the angle that you shoot at; high or low, just not in the middle. To see other photo contributions to this meme, just click on the highlighted name.

Fallsview Park: for Scenic Sunday

A view from Fallsview Park, Saint John, New Brunswick.
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