Alias Jinksy

A blind, half pulled down, curtains,  half drawn, maintain privacy but let outsiders see the light which, by night, stems lunacy. For ...

Their nerves have been conquered, the battle is won; two barefoot artistes are finally done. Now, these high-wire acrobats bow to the cr...

In 1079, William the Conqueror designated the New Forest, in Hampshire, as a royal forest and hunting ground., and you can read more about i...

Like steam from the soup bowl, their anticipation had risen at the approach of meal time. But they were left hungry; one bowl between many...

I have a blind spot. It's not the usual kind that you might find anywhere.. But there, where my seeing fails, wind taken fro...

Molten gold burnishes tree tops, old day dies. Inspired by Mag #116, where Tess chose an original image by  R. A. D. Stainforth. An...

I'm the Cookie Monster. I lived inside a jar, till someone took the lid off - and well, now, there you are! Or rather,  that's...

Today, will the sun shine? Will rain showers prevail, or will capricious weather gods send hail? The sky  remains unsure, with bl...

My long time Blogpal and verbal fencing partner, Doctor FTSE, has seen fit to write 55 words about ** the pros and cons of horses as house p...

For this week's Mag #113 prompt Tess gave us a picture by  Marc Chagall, called 'Red Roofs'. I have taken a detail and adapted...

For an explanation of the following lines, and why they have been written, you will need to visit Imaginary Garden With Real Toads  S...

The hatchling danced in the dawn light. Prying eyes of the world could not see her boundless joy in new found freedom. Inspired by ...

First came the nest. Then all the rest, in season. No further reason needed for a pair of birds, except where ... and how many eggs to...

Tess chose for this week's Mag #110 an image by Duane Michals, and here is my interpretation of a detail from it, together with a shado...

The one between life and laughter, I mean - though cooking and recipes connect well, too! Poetry Jam is responsible for this mixture. Coo...

The saying goes ‘Laugh and grow fat’.  This jolly fellow has done just that. But his belly won’t wobble, his laugh won’t be heard He’s...

Four and twenty blackbirds got baked inside a pie... but I'm inside this muffin. Can you hear me cry? The steam is rising from the t...

For today's Mag 107 , Tess used an image created by Sarolta Bán.  However,  I couldn't resist adding a Jinksy twist to better suit t...

Start with an image. Choose a portion to zoom and crop, then stop. Contemplate and rotate. Was this a mistake, or does the image now see...

See MAILonline news item A man in Essex found a gold Rolex watch in the mud as he cleaned out a roadside drain. He took it to the police...