Monday 29 March 2021

NOBODY TOLD ME


Nobody told me,
how often I would see your face,
then blink and see another instead.
Nobody told me,
that trying to recall the exact sound of your laugh,
would keep me awake at night.
Nobody told me,
that I would reach for my phone so often,
to heartbreakingly put it back down again.
Nobody told me,
that you were my moon and my sun,
my reason and my way,
my morning and my night.
Nobody told me,
that your life would feel like a movie I made up in my head,
that I would seek out others who had seen it too,
just to feel you there for a moment.
Nobody told me that food would lose taste,
that air would lack oxygen,
that I would miss you,
this much.
I miss you,
this much.
Nobody told me.
Art by Joy Simon
May be art

Saturday 27 March 2021

LLandudno by www.GeoViewDrones.co.uk



May be an image of nature and body of water
👑 The Queen of Welsh Resorts, Llandudno, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Once a small fishing and copper mining town nestled on the lower slopes of the Great Orme, the seaside resort of Llandudno as we know it today originates from 1846, when plans drawn were up for the landowner Lord Edward Mostyn MP, who recognised a wealth-making scheme for a bathing resort here on the Gloddaeth Estate.
Development leaseholds for 955 acres of gridded parcels of land, covering the then Morfa Rhianedd salt marsh, were auctioned off in August 1849, these grids still visible in the town’s layout today. Many of the hotels date from this time, all of which had to follow the strict design controls laid out by Mostyn and his appointed architects. St George's Hotel dates from 1854, making it the oldest building on the Promenade, and claimed to be the town’s first luxury hotel. The Grand Hotel with its 156 bedrooms, opened in 1902, and at the time was the largest hotel in Wales.
With the arrival of the railway and the building of the original pier in 1858, along with the extensive tram system connecting Rhos-on-sea and later Colwyn Bay, Llandudno was transformed into the highly popular Victorian seaside holiday resort.

Friday 26 March 2021

B&W Snapshots of Women in History

 In celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, and because women are worth celebrating no matter the date, we've gathered some of our favorite vintage black and white photos of women through history. Spanning the globe from a market in Morocco to the British coast, these photos capture women in their most authentic moments - as workers, artists, mothers, pilots, athletes and as real, everyday women. Here's to you, women of the world.

 https://www.abebooks.com/photography/women-in-history/

Women in Photos