Reading is to the mind

what exercise is to the body.

Companionship

Perhaps the best definition is Mutual support and affection.

All the world's a stage

And all the men and women merely players.

                                                                                                               William Shakespeare

But is he playing A Pirate or The Godfather?

I think it's the sunglasses and the facial expression that change one character into the other.

Captions and Context

Do captions, or their absence, affect the way we "read" photographs?

Can an isolated detail of a scene be fully understood without a wider view of the context?

This asylum seeker clutches his son and their worldly possessions after  being rescued,
 as they tried to cross the Channel in a leaky inflatable boat,

A father worries about  his child's future as the effects of global warning become clearer each year.

Father and son make their way back to the car after a great family day on a beach,
 on the shore of Plymouth Sound.

Figures in a coffee house

Lunch Time 

Sea Fever

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and then sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;

And the wheel's kick, an d the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea's face,and a grey dawn breaking.

                                                                                         Sea Fever by John Masefield

Tête à Tête

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

                                                                                                Henry David Thoreau

There was a soldier, a Scottish soldier,

There was none bolder
With good broad shoulder
He's fought in many a fray
And fought and won.
                                Andy Stewart

The Spirit of Vanda

"Cyberspace can't compensate for real space.

We benefit from chatting to people face to face."

Jonathan Sachs

An enigmatic smile?

I'm here!

But where are you?

"Girls just wanna have fun."

Click to see the original Cindy Lauper video

The man with two hats.

Time moves in one direction

memory in another.

 

The lady at her laptop

Most of us age

but only a few of us mature.

Allergic Rhinitis

also known as Hay fever.

Symptoms include runny nose, red itchy and watery eyes, and swelling around the eyes.

Je texte donc je suis.

 with apologies to Renė Descartes

 

The Solitary Smoker

Nowadays smoking has become an outdoor pursuit.

Reading is to the mind

what exercise is to the body.
                                             Joseph Addison