Laine Thompson
@marlinhoister.bsky.social
The sailor cannot see the North but knows the needle can.
Full time carer for someone with LongCovid. Mostly photographs and thoughts connected to my immediate landscape in the ever decreasing circles of my life.
Full time carer for someone with LongCovid. Mostly photographs and thoughts connected to my immediate landscape in the ever decreasing circles of my life.
Sky bright, air damp with showers. Bones cold. Time to return home to warm through and sip “tea and oranges”.
I peeled my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some distance,
Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands.
– Gary Soto, “Oranges”
I peeled my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some distance,
Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands.
– Gary Soto, “Oranges”
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sky bright, air damp with showers. Bones cold. Time to return home to warm through and sip “tea and oranges”.
I peeled my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some distance,
Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands.
– Gary Soto, “Oranges”
I peeled my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some distance,
Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands.
– Gary Soto, “Oranges”
Moonshine and magic.
I seem to recall a primary school reading book of that name. Silver books and Gold books. Part of Through the Rainbow reading series.
I seem to recall a primary school reading book of that name. Silver books and Gold books. Part of Through the Rainbow reading series.
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Moonshine and magic.
I seem to recall a primary school reading book of that name. Silver books and Gold books. Part of Through the Rainbow reading series.
I seem to recall a primary school reading book of that name. Silver books and Gold books. Part of Through the Rainbow reading series.
Juvenile starling enjoying a moments solitude on the fence.
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Juvenile starling enjoying a moments solitude on the fence.
The morning sky.
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The morning sky.
Bit of a hectic morning ahead. Out early under the moon. Brisk walk. The lights hummed and glowed in time with our pulse beat. Warmer than anticipated. Roughly unzipped the jacket to feel the cool air flow.
December 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Bit of a hectic morning ahead. Out early under the moon. Brisk walk. The lights hummed and glowed in time with our pulse beat. Warmer than anticipated. Roughly unzipped the jacket to feel the cool air flow.
Morning coffee with lapdog.
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Morning coffee with lapdog.
It is. Also aware of a couple who had a similar experience with Betty’s about Fat Rascals. How they could patent the name I do not know because even Dicken’s mentions them in a story in his 1859 All Year Round magazine.
“They are famous at Saltburn for their fat rascals.”
“They are famous at Saltburn for their fat rascals.”
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It is. Also aware of a couple who had a similar experience with Betty’s about Fat Rascals. How they could patent the name I do not know because even Dicken’s mentions them in a story in his 1859 All Year Round magazine.
“They are famous at Saltburn for their fat rascals.”
“They are famous at Saltburn for their fat rascals.”
Good morning. 🙂
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Good morning. 🙂
New foot warmer…
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
New foot warmer…
Long shadows. (Tilly dog and me). Bright sky. Tide well out. Almost empty beach. One or two oystercatchers peeping on the shoreline. And breathe.
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Long shadows. (Tilly dog and me). Bright sky. Tide well out. Almost empty beach. One or two oystercatchers peeping on the shoreline. And breathe.
Just another sunrise.
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Just another sunrise.
Happy accident.
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Happy accident.
Good morning 🌅
Moonwalking. Two days til the next full supermoon but she was enchanting this morning.
Moonwalking. Two days til the next full supermoon but she was enchanting this morning.
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Good morning 🌅
Moonwalking. Two days til the next full supermoon but she was enchanting this morning.
Moonwalking. Two days til the next full supermoon but she was enchanting this morning.
15.44 and the moon is already out.
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
15.44 and the moon is already out.
Crow Road.
A pocket sized tribute to the crow.
A pocket sized tribute to the crow.
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Crow Road.
A pocket sized tribute to the crow.
A pocket sized tribute to the crow.
Sunshine crow. My Crow
(apologies/thanks to) Raymond Carver
(apologies/thanks to) Raymond Carver
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Sunshine crow. My Crow
(apologies/thanks to) Raymond Carver
(apologies/thanks to) Raymond Carver
The closest I can get to the end of the pier.
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The closest I can get to the end of the pier.
North East Coast. December.
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
North East Coast. December.
Morning has turned to afternoon so here we are, safely anchored indoors. I’m afraid we didn’t get too far and the rain still raineth all around. Tilly is snoozing through it all.🙂
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Morning has turned to afternoon so here we are, safely anchored indoors. I’m afraid we didn’t get too far and the rain still raineth all around. Tilly is snoozing through it all.🙂