I don't know about you but suddenly it feels like Winter.
Until now we seem to have had it quite mild but all of a sudden the temperature has dropped, it's cold and everyone seems to have a cold or virus.
That's what has happened in our household this last week and I apologise that this only the 2nd Newsletter of the New Year.
Last week I had a pretty nasty Virus which left me not able to concentrate and feeling extremely tired. My poor daughter in law got I worse and ended up in the hospital with Viral Meningitis, so as you can see it's been a pretty dramatic start to the New Year.
I hope yours has been less eventful.
I hope to have some more inspiring news for your next time.
All in a Day
Once I was feeling better I did find the inspiration to write this Poem and I hope you enjoy it.
I’m up with the Larks and witness the Sunrise
The Sun sitting low in the sky
Casting a glow of pale yellow
Giving you a feeling of warm and mellow
The perfect start to the day
In the middle of the morning
There is a fog or mist still hanging around
Cloaking the landscape in mystery from sky to ground
With mixtures of grey from dark to light
Tinged with a touch of wispy white
The mist rolling over fields and hills
Clinging to nature where it stands still
A cold wind blowing, lowering the temperature, bringing a chill
Around midday, the Sun gains its strength
The fog or mist give up the fight
Fading away with the strength of the Sun’s light
Blue clear skies appear the Sun has finally come out to play
Giving warmth to the remainder of the winter day
At the end of the day, the sun does set
Showing colours of burnt orange and red
As darkness begins its slow descent
The day transitions into night
The Sun is replaced by the crescent of a Moon
Casting its pale light
The end of the day has come so soon
Finally
I would just like to give you an update on my new Children's Novel about two young Unicorns who find themselves falling to earth. I am on Chapter 12 of 16 and thought I would share some lines from it with you, I would appreciate any feedback.
It doesn't have a title yet, so maybe I will run a competition in the coming weeks to find it a name and this time I am going try to get a mainstream publisher instead of self-publishing. Please watch this space for further news.
This extract is taken from Chapter 10, the Unicorns have made many friends but now need to contact their parents back in Hoof Valley. They make their way to the USA with their two good friends Joseph Peter and Prof Ryan Hogg, particularly to Maryland USA where NASA and ESA cooperate in the operation of the Hubble telescope.
Professor Ryan Hogg was tasked with contacting the American and European Space Agencies as he was a professional in a similar area and he had been to Maryland USA on previous research missions.
He contacted General Iknowhowtodothis of the American Space Agency and General Icandothistoo of the European Space Agency and they both agreed to help the Professor his friend and the two young Unicorns, they even recommended accommodation that would be suitable for the very unique quartet.
With the new Passports, Flight tickets and accommodation all booked, the foursome set off for Heathrow Airport where they were flying from Terminal 5, they had to be there at least 3 hours before the flight was due to leave. The Professor, Joseph Peter, Pegasus, and Florin left the Royal Observatory at 12.55 pm, their flight was due to leave at 1745pm, giving them plenty of time to get to check in with their bags.
