December Sky Wars

December 26, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

December skies are moody – one moment brooding, the next a pop of sun, and then snow or rain. These photos were taken just before snow.For Hammad Rais’s challenge Weekend Sky.

Don’t Fence Me In

December 24, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: fences and gates

Rural Life

December 23, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Rural Southwestern Ontario, Canada. For Cee’s Midweek Madness challenge: pick a topic from her photo.

Christmas

December 22, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Unique ornaments, each representing Christmas’ gone by, decorate our tree. This year, it will be just the two of us enjoying this family tradition. (For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week challenge: Christmas.)

The Mice Are Stirring

December 21, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A favourite Christmas ornament for Lens-Artist Photo Challenge: Here comes the holiday season.

The Heart That Keeps Beating

December 20, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

My mother with her Christmas nails. (Read story here) After he painted them, my son FaceTimed us so we could all see. Mom was radiant with joy to see all of us on the iPad my son-in-law had provided. On his next visit, Jay took her down to see the Christmas lights in the lobby […]

Horizon on Fire

December 19, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Weekend Sky challenge

In Water and Snow

December 18, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Bird Weekly challenge: birds in or near the water or snow.

Candid

December 17, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(Couldn’t resist adding these photos to Cee’s Black and White Challenge: candid shots)

Red and White

December 16, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Heart to Heart is hosting Cee’s Midweek Madness challenge. Drop by to join in.

Dear Child

I know a little girl,whose hair in ringletsfalls, unkempt from lackof brushing; who standswhen she should be sitting;who laughs with defiance whenchallenged, her dark eyes gleamingwith mischief; who holds her chin uphigh and stamps her feet, arms foldedin protest when she does not get her way. I see that little girl,have watched her play,with a […]

Re-de-fine-d

Ask me how I’m doingand I’ll say “fine”, notbecause I’m actually fine,but because “fine” is the onlysocially acceptable response. If I said that I have been lyinghere, for three hours now,willing my body to move,that would elicit unsolicitedadvice and tarnish my “fine”. I’d berate myself for breakingmy promise not to moan,knowing that complainingprovokes a compulsive […]