Contemplating risk –a reunion with a former selflooking for an exit When did I become a snakerestrained?When did I become persona non grata? I slither between storiesconvince myself I can flydistraction a ruse I have big cat energyoverstepping boundariessocially adverse A faulty jeweldreaming of abundance but there’s a dragon to disarm My mother’s burden on my […]
When I had a mothermy hair would cascadein curls of auburn perfectiona red velvet bow to accentuate the wave And I’d wear my bestnewly sewn frockwith lace at the neckand fishnet stockingsand patent Mary Janes And the girls giggling with delightwould skip hand-in-handto the school promand the boys shyly perchedagainst the back wall would wonderhow […]
The birds are so beautiful.
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They really are, thanks.
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Wow, I’ve never seen Jays that colour! Just beautiful.
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Aren’t they amazing? I didn’t know they existed either until we spent time in Texas.
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love those birds – real colourful characters!
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Their character matches their colour too.
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Beautiful photos. Love,love,love the colours!!
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Thanks, Sarah and congrats on your two articles in the SCN Journal.
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Love them all but those first birds are amazing!
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I agree. The colours are unreal.
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Those green birds are so pretty! I’ve never seen anything like it!
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Aren’t they pretty?
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