Morning time dawning
Warm mist the wrong time of year
Weather all messed up
Morning Time
Author: Grandpa
I love life.
The Data Protection Paradox–Are You a Vulnerable Person?
Are you encouraging people to take advantage of vulnerable persons? Maybe, inadvertently, you are. Consider this experience.
The Cold Call
The phone rings and the conversation goes like this:
Continue reading “The Data Protection Paradox–Are You a Vulnerable Person?”Losing Everything
I watched as a pigeon landed nearby with a piece of bread, far too big to eat. He started to wrestle with it, his beak shaking it about trying to break it into smaller, bite-sized pieces.
All this activity did not go unnoticed. Another pigeon saw the commotion and flew in to investigate. Seeing such a grand feast, he challenged for possession.
The defendant dropped the bread and stood his ground. But the challenger was intent on getting the prize. He moved in, aggressively. A fight ensued, with both pigeons slugging it out, beak to beak. No quarter was asked, and no quarter was given.
The two antagonists kept up the fracas for a short while, making lots of movement and a great deal of loud noise.
But the fight was being observed from on high. At the opportune moment, a seagull swooped in, his great beak aiming at the target. He landed, gulped the bread down, and left, just as quickly as he had appeared; all in one smooth movement.
The antagonists looked on, stunned, and went on their way, hungry.
Watching this drama unfold, I realised that whenever we focus on our disagreements, we lose sight of the bigger picture.
And we risk losing everything.
Mindful satsuma
Carefully peeling
Try to keep the skin intact
Mindful satsuma
Call of the Mountains
The weather is fine,
Even for this time of year.
May I go walking?
Too much to be done.
So stop procrastinating,
And on with my work.
This was Pen y Fan and Corn Du on 3rd November, 2012. So far, this year, there has been no sign of any snow, but the mountains still look beautiful.
