A Soldier’s Farewell

November 11, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Written and performed by my brother, Laurie Moody. Today is Remembrance Day

Gateway

November 10, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Nancy Merrill’s a Photo a Week: gateways.

Architecture Interests Me

November 8, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lighthouses have iconic appeal. The photos below are of a residence that the owner had built to resemble a hobbit home, and a house made from shipping containers: (For Lens-Artists Photography Challenge: interesting architecture.)

Red Sky in Morning…

November 7, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

…is indeed a warning… Weekend Sky

Sand and Dirt

November 5, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: sand and dirt

A Day Worth Reporting

November 3, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Our Poetry Circle was invited to compose and recite poetry on the theme of trees at an outdoor event, in a nearby city. So we busied ourselves, writing and rehearsing, and when the event was cancelled due to rain, decided to take our performance local. While the weather was overcast, the rain held off long […]

Last on Card: October

November 1, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

We gathered yesterday to celebrate a daughter’s birthday. My kids don’t like me to take photos, so I have to sneak them. The featured image was the sky on the way home (unedited, of course). Can’t believe it’s now November. Where has the time gone. Just a quick update: my husband goes back in for […]

Orange on orange with orange

October 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Midweek Madness: orange, oranges, or light green

Line Up

October 15, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: straight lines

Ordinary

October 13, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: ordinary

This Life A Road

This life a road –the way preparedsigns to guide me,and still, I get lost. Construction, distraction,disobedience – throw me off –tendency to choose tougher routes,broken down and been sidelined And yet, the road still beckons,invites progression, thrills.A rolling stone gathers no moss,my father liked to say, and so… I push ahead, keep motoring,trust the obstacles […]

Wings

(Written during my bedbound years with ME/CFS)

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis awareness month. Also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, this disease is characterized by exhaustion after exertion. The exertion can be physical -taking a shower; emotional – worrying or obsessing; or mental- filling out forms. The best source of information about ME/cfs, as we call it, is the Bateman Horne Center. They […]