This morning I woke up, attended to various emails, nursed a cup of tea and made a simple breakfast of Kellogg's Fruit n' Fibre doused in chilled and sterilised French milk. And, then I went to church. And, yes it has been a long, long time since I did that. Once more, my colleague, friend…Read more the endtime restoration army
Africa
wuse market
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. ― Confucius Was Confucius right? I don’t know, but I do know people need to eat, to drink, to live. And to do that they have to trade. And to do that they need to know what sells, and for what…Read more wuse market
#dance
There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him ― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart The end of my second week in Abuja was spent dancing around a camp fire in the bush. Yes, I really did dance. Well, ok, I walked around a camp fire…Read more #dance
sunset (clause)
I know a girl who's like the sea I watch her changing every day for me Oh yeah Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh U2 - No Line On The Horizon Good night, from Abuja. Every night I have the same dream I'm hatching some plot, scheming some scheme Oh yeah Oh oh oh…Read more sunset (clause)
painting by the numbers
If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced ― Vincent Van Gogh These people may or may not have been following Van Gogh's advice with any deliberate purpose, but they surely make his point with eloquence. It's always the little things…Read more painting by the numbers
morning light
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato Last night, in response to the WordPress Weekly Photo Prompt - Magic, I chose to present a shot of a piece of art hanging on the wall of the…Read more morning light
magic
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper” ― W.B. Yeats Beautiful art work adorns the walls of my home for the next few weeks in Abuja, Nigeria. I must discover the name of the artist. Magic is all around me. For wordpress weekly photo challenge - magic
a road less travelled
Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back - Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken A series of shots taken through the window of a car. A series of shots taken through a veil of reality. A series of shots taken through a journey to another place.…Read more a road less travelled
things fall apart
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. - W. B. Yeats: 'The Second Coming' Welcome to my latest, and really awesome, adventure. For the next little while I will be working on a project in…Read more things fall apart
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