Whenever I walk in a London street,
I’m ever so careful to watch my feet;
And I keep in the squares,
And the masses of bears,
Who wait at the corners all ready to eat
The sillies who tread on the lines of the street
Go back to their lairs,
And I say to them, “Bears,
Just look how I’m walking in all the squares!”

from A.A.Milne’s ‘Lines and Squares’ 1924

Have you guessed? Yup, this is my square announcement for October.

announcement walking in squares
Easy to avoid the bears here

Don’t worry the theme isn’t bears, or lairs or even London streets, although you could if you wanted to as October’s theme is same as the title of the poem ‘Lines & Squares’!

However I am guessing not many of us will have the chance to avoid the bears in London’s squares this October so instead I thought we could be delighted with lines. They can be long, short, straight or narrow. Natural, wavy, singular or in stripes. Contoured, grooved, curved or divided. Or maybe you’ll be inspired by a line of poetry, a sequence of events or a course of action. Whatever the line you decide to take, just remember your main photo must be square.

announcement bears
Yikes how do I avoid bears!

I am hoping we are going to have as much fun with this as we did with blues, and look forward to seeing you back here on 1st October with your #lines&squares. In the meanwhile please be aware the next two weeks are impossibly busy for me what with birthdays, weddings and of course the festival, so I might be a bit erratic with replies to comments.

And since I wrote this post I’ve lost a much loved and amazing sister in law. The funeral is next week, so could be days before I reply to comments, however I have scheduled lots more ideas before squares commence so please stay in touch. Take care everyone and remember to walk in the squares to ensure you are not eaten by the bears!

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  4. So glad it isn’t bears 🐻, I could maybe do three or four posts for that one! I am sending you hugs 🤗 to get you through the next few hectic weeks, I hope that you have some moments of joy in amongst the sadness. Life can be tough, but you are not alone. 🌻

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  6. Sorry to hear about your sister-in-law, and even more sad when you have special family events coming up. I hope you are able to enjoy them while remembering her. This new theme should be fun and I’m looking forward to everyone’s contributions.

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    1. Thank you so much for your lovely words, and yes I am really looking forward to it too. October is going to be a month of celebration . . . and maybe even line dancing?! well not by me but hoping someone might 😉

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  9. Oh, don’t be mean! Can’t we have bears? 🙂 🙂 You’ll be up to your eyes in lines, squares and life, hon. It’s all been thrown at you lately. Amazes me how well you cope. Just time for a few more hugs! Enjoy HD 🙂

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    1. hee hee, you can do bears if you want (or maybe some line dancing?!!)

      and thanks for the hugs, we both appreciate them 🙂

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  15. Family sadness is some times a surprise some times expected. Always a period of sadness. We are expecting some in my family as my Dad is slowly leaving us. But life goes on.
    Looking forward to lines/

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    1. Sending hugs to you, almost tougher I guess.

      and yes life does go on, so I am really looking forward to lines which I know Lisa would want me to x

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      1. Thanks Becky. I already have a couple of shots lined up. I’m trying not to end up like July Squares when I had a few blue squares left over at the end of the month.

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