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caption>Paintings by <a href="undefined">Susan Alison</a></figcaption></figure>‘Snow-Flakes’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is such a fab poem — I posted it on Facebook with the first picture, ‘Drifting Silence’ and I posted it in my <a href="https://readmedium.com/snow-flakes-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow-c502a1e47273">‘Anything Creative’ publication on Medium</a> with the second picture, ‘Silent, and Soft, and Snow’, painting.I can’t decide which picture goes best with that poem.<figure id="9d41"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*wwqNmMgtNchTOt0VJUNbCw.jpeg"><figcaption>Painting by <a href="undefined">Susan Alison</a></figcaption></figure>Not only is January 9th ‘Hot Air Balloon Ascension Day’ but I live in Bristol, South West UK, home of the ‘International Balloon Fiesta’, so there had to be a painting to celebrate ballooning.In fact, this time I remembered to take photos whilst painting it so <a href="https://readmedium.com/corgis-flying-in-hot-air-balloon-like-they-do-aceo-art-card-in-stages-62549fdd0759">I have an article showing my thinking whilst doing so.</a>I must remember to take pictures more often when I’m painting!<figure id="18bf"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*5XnWfGPDLDAOeU5P7KiZSQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Painting of working late into the night on tax return by <a href="undefined">Susan Alison</a></figcaption></figure>The tax returns still form an ominous background to everything else. There will be celebrations when they’re done!<a href="undefined">Dennett</a> started the Photo-a-Day Challenge to help combat the pandemic blues. (To think — this has been going for nearly two years!) She takes photos during the week, chooses the best ones, and adds some narrative.Other practitioners who share their week with us:<a href="undefined">Erika Burkhalter</a>, <a href="undefined">Eileen Vorbach Collins</a>, <a href="undefined">Anne Bonfert</a>, <a href="undefined">Sasha Meyer</a>, <a href="undefined">Tracy Aston</a>, <a href="undefined">Lisa Bolin</a>, <a href="undefined">Juan O. Aguilera</a>, <a href="undefined">David Wade Chambers</a>, <a href="undefined">Susan Alison</a>, <a href="undefined">June Nguyen</a>, <a href="undefined">Mia Verita</a>, <a href="undefined">LensAfield</a>, <a href="undefined">Barbara Radisavljevic</a>, <a href="undefined">Diana Lotti</a>, <a href="undefined">Barb Dalton</a>, <a href="undefined">Kim Zuch</a>, <a href="undefined">K. Barrett</a>, <a href="undefined">Penny Grubb</a>, <a href="undefined">Ellie Jacobson</a>,(If your name should, or should not, be on this list, please let me know.)<div id="eb40" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/snow-flakes-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow-c502a1e47273"> <div> <div>

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Discarded Cyclamen Plants Show Promise of Multitudinous Blooms

The dreaded tax return simmers along sulkily dragging its feet …

I had ordered some of these little cyclamen to give as a Christmas gift but when they arrived they were very sad and couldn’t make themselves look like a present no matter how hard they tried, so I put them outside and got something else to give.

This morning I discovered them sheltering under a big pot outside the front of the house and was delighted to see they’ve perked up considerably with loads more buds getting ready to bloom.

‘Signs of pandemic times’ photo by Susan Alison

One of the lateral flow tests I had to do last week inexplicably disappeared when the charmingly called, ‘extraction tube’ vanished from my desk. I searched everywhere for it.

I’ve just found it perched in the browns and reds pencils pot. Oh. That’s where it went. (The background picture is of Hong Kong from the Window-Swap app.) Signs of pandemic times.

Photos of a real bee and a PupperJack-bee by Susan Alison

There was an enormous bee this morning making the most of the early-flowering honeysuckle — it was HUGE. (It’s not a great photo, though — left above.)

Then PupperJack decided that he was interested in the honeysuckle, too, so I had to make sure he didn’t get too interested in the bee as well.

I think they might both be a bit early, Spring-wise …

Bay window occupants — foliage and orchids — photos by Susan Alison

It is very cold and wet outside. It actually looks more spring-like in the bay window.

‘Snow-Flakes’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is such a fab poem — I posted it on Facebook with the first picture, ‘Drifting Silence’ and I posted it in my ‘Anything Creative’ publication on Medium with the second picture, ‘Silent, and Soft, and Snow’, painting.

I can’t decide which picture goes best with that poem.

Not only is January 9th ‘Hot Air Balloon Ascension Day’ but I live in Bristol, South West UK, home of the ‘International Balloon Fiesta’, so there had to be a painting to celebrate ballooning.

In fact, this time I remembered to take photos whilst painting it so I have an article showing my thinking whilst doing so.

I must remember to take pictures more often when I’m painting!

Painting of working late into the night on tax return by Susan Alison

The tax returns still form an ominous background to everything else. There will be celebrations when they’re done!

Dennett started the Photo-a-Day Challenge to help combat the pandemic blues. (To think — this has been going for nearly two years!) She takes photos during the week, chooses the best ones, and adds some narrative.

Other practitioners who share their week with us:

Erika Burkhalter, Eileen Vorbach Collins, Anne Bonfert, Sasha Meyer, Tracy Aston, Lisa Bolin, Juan O. Aguilera, David Wade Chambers, Susan Alison, June Nguyen, Mia Verita, LensAfield, Barbara Radisavljevic, Diana Lotti, Barb Dalton, Kim Zuch, K. Barrett, Penny Grubb, Ellie Jacobson,

(If your name should, or should not, be on this list, please let me know.)

‘Snow-Flakes’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

‘Silent, and Soft, and Snow’, painting by Susan Alison

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Corgis Flying in Hot Air Balloon (like they do) ACEO Art Card in Stages

‘Way up there, in the air’

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Last week:

Early-flowering Honeysuckle Greets Blue Sky to Celebrate New Year

The dreaded tax return expects to be done. Again.

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