Diamonds and other sparkly things
Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are – this photo was taken (with my iPhone) a year ago at Easter and my then 2year-old granddaughter loved seeing the sparkling stars above us. She just kept saying wow!

The sea has a certain diamond sparkle to it when the sun shines brightly.

More sparkles on water



Last weekend we were in Sydney with our daughter and family and the city turned on the sparkles for us, weather-wise. The previous weeks/months had seen torrential rain




Other types of diamonds
There’s the rough diamonds, salt of the earth people.

The sparkling colours and light of autumn.

This Easter our granddaughter had some fun with sparklers and the fire in the backyard. She’s growing up fast.

And then there’s the bright lights of Tumbarumba.

Diamonds are associated with strength, love and health.
I’m lucky to have these attributes in my life at the moment and not a day goes by that I don’t feel grateful for that.
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge
Terri is back with Sunday Stills photo challenge and the prompt this week is a colour prompt of diamond or quartz. You can read Terri’s post here: Is Quartz a girl’s best friend?
I enjoy the connections we make through blogging and photo challenges such as this is a perfect example. Terri and I have never met but we share many similarities in our lives. I always enjoy reading her posts and seeing her world through her eyes. She’s a sparkling diamond!
There are lots of ways we can see diamonds in our lives. I’ve gone for a different version today and I hope you have enjoyed my post and photos. To me diamonds represent sparkles and so I’ve shared some photos that show this in everyday life.
As Marilyn said:
We are all of us stars and we deserve to twinkle.
Marilyn Monroe
Wishing you a great week ahead, full of sparkles and shiny bright things at the very least.
Deb x
All my Sunday Stills posts can be found here – I’ve been doing these for quite some time now!

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- Taking Stock while travelling
- Water is the driving force of all nature – the Rivers Yeo and Axe #SundayStills
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- Looking back at special books #WOYBS
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What a perfect post and I knew you would come up with sparkling diamonds found in nature, Debbie. You are already linked when the post goes live in a few minutes my time. Happy Easter from Washington and hope you had a blessed day!
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Thanks so much Terri, it took me a while to work out what I wanted to feature as my diamond/quartz photos are sorely lacking! Happy Easter to you too.
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So much sparkle and the glimmering water is particularly beautiful Deb – and that blue sky! I’m also very partial to diamonds myself 🙂
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Thanks Leanne, I wasn’t sure where to go with this prompt but enjoyed thinking a bit outside the square! We’ve had superb weather over Easter and having the grandkids here has been so much fun!
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Beautiful. Happy Easter Debbie! 🥚🐇🐾🙏
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Thanks Cindy, hope you’ve enjoyed the Easter weekend too.
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Love your sparkles, Debbie ⭐️
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Thanks Cathy, I wasn’t sure about them but decided they had a diamond feel to them!
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What amazing sparkles and diamonds. Happy Easter to you Deb and your loved ones. I love the picture of you and your granddaughter in your header.
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Thanks Carla, the sparkling water says diamonds to me 🙂 That photo of me with Emilia at the beach was taken at Christmas and I love it too!
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Delightful. Did you ever come across the posh version of twinkle twinkle that starts scintillate scintillate globule vivific…?
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Oh you make me laugh Geoff! No I haven’t heard of that one 🙂 but now I’ll be singing that version I’m sure!
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My father loved reciting it in his poshest voice. Happy childhood memory!
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Fantastic photos! What a beautiful, sparkly post!
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Thanks Deb, it was hard to think of how to approach this prompt but it finally came to me!
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That a lot of sparkle! 🙂 I love looking up at the stars at night.
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Yes they are captivating and seeing them through the eyes of a 3 year old is extra special!
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Gorgeous and I’m glad you had good weather for your family time!
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Thanks Deb, It really was perfect in so many ways!!
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Stunning photos, Deb. Toni x
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Many thanks Toni, I had a hard time with what to choose!
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I love your contributions to Sunday Stills. Always so creative, meaningful abd thought-provoking!
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Thanks Donna, I wasn’t sure what to do (this is often the case) but at the last minute, while everyone else was in bed, I managed to pull it together – so your comment means a lot to me!
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I couldn’t quite figure out how to capture diamonds/quartz but you nailed it! Love those water photos especially. And like Donna says you manage to tie it all together with gratitude. Bernie
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Thanks Bernie, that’s lovely of you to say! I enjoyed finding the shots once I’d decided on what direction to take.
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Excellent photo of the stars
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I was surprised at how well they came up too Ali! Thanks 🙂
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