OK - Well in some parts of the world it still is World Book Day. As part of this day's celebrations I have worked with the wonderful Steve aqueous-sun (https://www.deviantart.com/aqueous-sun) to produce a set of 26 posters covering all the letters of the alphabet. Each poster represents either a title of a book or an author and my aim in producing these posters is to encourage students and staff to take out books they wouldn't normally choose. This is the second year I have worked with aqueous-sun (https://www.deviantart.com/aqueous-sun) and I hope you agree that he has made a first class job of these.  I can't work out how to edit this new journal thingy so please have a look at Steve's blog as he hasn't put t

I haven't been around or had much of an input here for such a long time, that I am having trouble remembering how everything works. I was bought a new camera in Christmas of 2009 a lovely Nikon and have not yet downloaded one photograph! I really don't know why I have had such a block in the creative area, but I am really trying to get back my mojo. My friend Steve aqueous-sun (https://www.deviantart.com/aqueous-sun) has been trying to encourage me and we are currently working on a project at the school where we both work, this should hopefully be completed by March 4th in time for World Book Day 2011. Since I don't have any new work to put up I thought you might like to have

As Imperceptibly as grief By Emily Dickinson As imperceptibly as grief The summer lapsed away, -- Too imperceptible, at last, To seem like perfidy. A quietness distilled, As twilight long begun, Or Nature, spending with herself Sequestered afternoon. The dusk drew earlier in, The morning foreign shone, -- A courteous, yet harrowing grace, As guest who would be gone. And thus, without a wing, Or service of a keel, Our summer made her light escape Into the beautiful. :thumb133678168: I can't believe how long it is since I last made any contribution to this virtual arena (such as they are - the contributions I mean!!) Summer is