Hi Steve, and Thanks for the visit. The Mountains are the Drakensberg Mountains, and they are very beautiful. There is an article about the wall drawings in my News section on this site.

Just had the pleasure to read your poems here, Lockie. I read a regular amount of poetry and, sometimes, I don't get what the author is trying to say. Yours, on the other hand, strike an immediate resonant chord deep under the superficial, into the very depths of the soul. Your words are often simple, but powerful, and that is where the quality of your messages lie. Thanks for sharing. I'll be reading them again, for sure. Take care. Warm regards, Barry.

Thanks Barry. That means a lot to me. Sometimes I will write a piece because I just have to get the words out of my head and down on 'paper' so to speak. Your very kind message makes the sometimes turmoil all worthwhile.

Yes, I know the feeling. I've lost many poems because I failed to jump up at that moment and scribble it down, or at least the first few lines. Sometimes it almost seems like it comes from another dimension, because when it's gone, it's often gone for good. Look forward to reading Ryan's Legend - a children's book for adults too?

Found your short story on Allan Hudson's BlogSpot. Loved it. Read the intro for Ryan's Legend and you got me at the chicken coop. I grew up in a rural area in Southwestern Ont, and my sister and I were experimenting with Eddy Matches and a bucket of straw inside the small wooden enclosure. No chickens were killed, but the coop went up in flames. I would never have remembered this without reading your novel blurb. Keep me posted on when your book will be out.
Cheers
Connie

Thanks Connie. I expect Ryan's Legend to be out in E-book form on December 1st 2013. It should be available in Chapters, Amazon, and Kindle E-book stores.

Really good and "amazin pictures " lookin forward in readin ur book ........... Good luck - Lockie :)

Thanks Lisa. Most of the pictures are from south Africa.

hi buddy
great to have you as a room mate
hope you have the same luck i had
freind joe (chuck)

think that was the name of it, the one for your grandson, loved it Lockie, wonder who you got the gift of words from, and here I'm trying to make a birthday verse for 2 of my little ones and stuck---very nice words, some of the others, well they are a a a a scary to me, however, still well put together, I'll drop by again, have you on my favorites site all the best Darlene