by Taswegian1957 & Human59
I was busy taking photos for Cee’s challenges and wanted to include one of Cindy’s water bowl. She decided that she would come and sit on her bed while I was doing it so I took a picture. I decided it wasn’t suitable for the challenge but it was too nice to waste.
I had fun taking some new photos for this challenge using things around the house and garden.
The man who lived here before us left this tool board in the garage. I love the drawings of the different types of tools. Unfortunately, I don’t have all of them and some I could not get to hang in the proper places. I would love a perfect tool board-if I used tools more.
The tool board in the garage
We had an aunt who used to refer to cutlery as “tools”. It used to annoy mum, she thought it was common I think, so it became a bit of a joke between Naomi and me to say “tools” every now and then.
Water for Cindy and sometimes for me.
Milk, although it’s mostly used in tea or coffee. Naomi likes Coke Zero so I usually have a bottle in the fridge for her. Some visiting friends brought the Sarsaparilla. I don’t like either but I will drink lemonade or juice in hot weather.
I bought this bottle of sherry for last year’s Christmas cake and pudding. I do like sherry but I did not particularly like this one so it’s only been used for cooking. That glass got poured straight back into the bottle after the photo.
I take my coffee with milk but it makes a better picture black.
Is there one post on your site that is really special to you? (credit for this one goes to CrushedCaramel )
No, not really. Some are rather personal but the majority are about general subjects. I don’t think I could pick one that meant more to me than the rest.
How Do You Deal With Negative People? (Athling2001 gets credit for this one)
I tend to avoid people who make me feel bad about myself. I’m quite capable of doing that on my own.
What Is The First Thing You Think Of When You Wake In The Morning?
“What day is it?” Usually followed by “What do I need to do today?”
Would You Rather Be Able To Talk With The Animals Or Speak All Foreign Languages?
Animals. No contest. It would be wonderful to be able to communicate with my pets and find out if they are feeling well and happy and what their fears are. I used to think that speaking another language would be great but it’s not a skill I’d really use a lot compared to how often I want to talk to animals.
What small thing happened today (or in the past few days) that you were grateful for?
Today an elderly couple came into the Op Shop to buy handbags. They told us that they were supporting a charity called “It’s In The Bag” who supply bags filled with personal hygiene products for women who are homeless or living in poverty.
https://www.sharethedignity.com.au/christmas-charity/
They spent quite a lot of time thoughtfully choosing five or six bags that would comfortably hold the items and picked out some ladies scarves to add for a little treat in each as well. We sent them off with a box of soaps we’d had donated to the shop as they would have a far better use for them.
It often seems to be the ordinary people, those who may not have a lot themselves, who go to the trouble to do something for others less fortunate. I’m grateful that we have people like this in our community.
Here are some dining tables with grand views.
Some of the many tables and chairs I photographed on Ovation of the Seas
Quirky Table and chair, Wonderland Restaurant, Ovation of the Seas
What would we do without trestle tables?
Trestle tables at a fundraiser.
Gaming Tables on Ovation of the Seas
I dug into my archives for this challenge and found many different types of bridge photos. Here are a few of them.
Here are a couple of bridges that feature art in the form of sculptures.
The City to Sea bridge in Wellington, New Zealand passes over the main road to connect with the waterfront.
The detail on the Bridge-City to Sea Bridge Wellington NZ
These bridges are beautiful as well as functional even after nearly 200 years.
Convict built bridges in Tasmania at Ross, Richmond and Campbelltown.
I love walking the streets looking at old or interesting houses I love to photograph them too and I hope their owners don’t mind me sharing these pictures. I don’t photograph local houses as much because it seems a bit cheeky. I know I would think it odd if some random person were standing outside my house taking photographs. Although, if they came and asked me if they could photograph my house for their blog I’d probably say yes.
These old houses are in North Hobart. I like the colour and style of them very much.
Heading back into Hobart, these apartments at the end of Salamanca Place are in a converted grain silo.
If we walk up to Princes park or climb Kelly’s Steps we come to Battery Point.
These houses on Arthur’s Circus in Battery Point are some of the oldest homes in Hobart and are frequently photographed by tourists.
In nearby Sandy Bay, there are many interesting and expensive houses and apartments. This is one that I could not resist photographing because I love this style of building.
