Terri’s Sunday Stills prompt for this week is Peekaboo – Who sees you?
I manage to find a few fun photographs for this theme.
You can join in Sunday Stills here: https://secondwindleisure.com/2023/03/26/sunday-stills-peek-a-boo-who-sees-you/
Short story on vocal: Magic mirrors and dancing lights
You can read my short story about King Soshangane of the Gaza Empire which controlled parts of Mozambique and Zimbabwe during the 1800s on Vocal here: https://vocal.media/fiction/magic-mirrors-and-dancing-lights
You can read the limericks about lockdown I submitted on Vocal here:
https://vocal.media/poets/children-are-vectors
and here:
roberta-writes.com 
Wonderful, Robbie! I love the word “peeping” folks from other countries use more frequently than peeking. Funny how that works! Great pics of your kids peeping out and of course the wildlife. Great tie-in to your book and videos! Enjoy your week!
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Hi Terri, I know I wasn’t sure which word you’d used. Peeping is more common in this context here. I enjoyed looking for these pictures.
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It all works, Robbie!
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Love the photos Robbie! Your sons look adorable and will always have those happy memories captured!
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Thanks, John, those were fun times.
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Excellent examples of “peeping,” Robbie. 🩵
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Thank you, Colleen 💗
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You’re so welcome.
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I love those original pictures, of tribes before civilization took over. They are precious. I once reviewed a book about the disappearing culture of the Bunyoro, in Africa. They actually contacted me afterwards to thank me for shedding light on their world.
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Hi Jacqui, how nice that the tribe contacted you. I like to share some information about southern African history in my stories.
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Lovely Robbie 💜
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Thank you, Willow.
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I love the pics – your boys are beautiful. And I also love the elephant! I’ve read the story – how powerful and tragic… Thank you for sharing:)
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Thank you, I’m pleased you enjoyed the pictures and the story 💗
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Delightful photographs! Thanks.
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I was pleased when I found thes two old photos of my boys 😊
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We tend to forget how little they were. Thankfully we have photographs.
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Yes, sometimes I look at them now and wonder where they came from.
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Lovely pictures Robbie. Your sons are adorable! And your fondants outstanding!
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Thank you, Balroop 🤗
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Loved the photos, Robbie! Your sons are so cute!
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Thank yo7, Linnea 💗
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Yummy looking house! Now I want to take a bubbly bath!
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Yes, we do eat them and they are very nice.
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I found your short story quite affecting. Was the disease smallpox?
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Hi Liz, yes it was. It came from the Portuguese settlers and it killed a great number of people. That being said, Soshangane later sold people from conquered tribes into slavery to the Portuguese which is dreadful.
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A sorry business all the way around. 😦
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Wow, Robbie, what a trifecta of offerings! The whimsical photos, your ultra-powerful story, and the humorous limericks about the drawback of devices. Wide-ranging stuff!
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drawback = drawbacks
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Thank you, Dave. The lockdowns already seem so surreal, as if they never happened. I am glad I wrote poems and made cakes to help me remember those weird days.
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That elephant is magnificent!
And that’s an excellent and universal story. Power and greed. (K)
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Hi Kerfe, yes, a very sad story. It is awful how kings everywhere sold their own people into slavey.
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Amazing work, Roberta!
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Thank you, Timothy
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Delightful, Robbie.
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Thank you, Jennie
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You’re welcome, Robbie.
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You’ve been busy. Love the photos. They cover a variety, but they’re all good pics.
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Yes, but these are things that aren’t as demanding and focused as writing a full length novel. I am nowhere with that sort of writing at the moment.
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The photo of the elephant is priceless. It would be adorable, framed, and hung in a child’s room.
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HI Bernadette, it is a lovely one and I wrote a poem about it for my book, Lion Scream. I had to share the wonderful as well as the bleak.
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Wonderful captures that hold unforgettable memories.
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Lovely childhood photos Robbie..all children love bubbles …love the Elephant “Peeking”…I am reading your book at the moment ..I hope you have a lovely peaceful weekend, Robbie x
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Hi Carol, thank you. I am taking Michael to another charcoal drawing art morning and Greg is taking my husband to visit his mom. It will be nice. I will also have to work …
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That sounds lovely, Robbie a shame you have to work but at least the art will relaxing so a good balance 🙂 Enjoy!
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Wonderful, Robbie!
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Wonderful post in all aspects, Robbie! The peek-a-boo prompt is definitely fun. Your sons are adorable and that elephant is my favorite! 🧡
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I enjoyed this, Robbie. Well done. Hugs.
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Hi Teagan thank you, I’m so pleased you enjoyed.
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Those were all great. Love the elephant.I’m catching up with last weeks posts for Sunday Stills.
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Hi Kirstin, I’m glad you enjoyed these pictures.
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Great images Robbie. I love the “peeping” you were able to find. I enjoyed your story and poems on Vocal as well. The story was quite interesting and informative as well. I couldn’t login to comment though.
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HI Carla, thank you for visiting. Don’t worry about logging in to comment. It is a bit of an exercise and I am delighted you enjoyed them.
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Who ever thought an elephant could peek, but you have proof?! I take it back about living comfortably in all of those houses. Houses that welcome children would work better for me! 🙂
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Me too, Marsha. I like children very much.
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🙂 That is totally obvious!
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Fun and fascinating photos! The elephant is magnificent!
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Thank you, the elephant was amazing to watch.
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