Never Too Old To Play

October 20, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

“Do you know where your wife is?” the man across from me spoke into his cell phone. I could hear my husband’s laughter from across the table. I wore a long black robe that rustled about me as I strutted through the room, fluff from my feather boa leaving a trail. A sparkling tiara perched […]

Safe Lines

October 19, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Reassured, are weby the lines that definesolid constraintsto protect, or guide Not meant to obscure,although intended to shapeI follow some lines,can appreciatively conform outside the linesis more my naturepurely intellectuallya promise I make. (For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: lines)

Candid

October 16, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I vowed I wouldn’t show photos of people on screens for this challenge, but then I couldn’t resist the serious look of these two cousins ” Just watching something, Grandma.” A family walk is much more satisfying – at least from my perspective. Then I caught this fellow and I couldn’t help but sneak a […]

Sun and Water

October 15, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sun meets waterin a tranquil kiss a perfect pairingnature’s bliss. (For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week challenge: sun and water.)

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #68: play

October 14, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

‘Play’ has many meanings and uses, so have fun with it! To participate, create a post and link back here. Look forward to your responses.

Sky Aware

October 13, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Feet on floor,earth connected,breathe deep,sky awarefind a centercalm and strong –equanimity restored. Our focus this week has been ‘sky’. Thank you to all for your inspiring thoughts and feeding my sky obsession. ProsceniumReena SaxenaBrewNSpewStuff and what if…UnforsenitiesREVERIE IN REVERSEone letter UPDOES WRITING EXCUSE WATCHING?SgeoilparallaxPictures without filmAWISEWOMANSJOURNEYDEMYSTIFYING DESTINY I’ll be back tomorrow with a new challenge!

Unbridgeable?

October 12, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

We mark the Equinoxwith prayers for a planetwaning in the marinadeof political corruption –too gilded to confessthe shameful disarray. (For Reena’s Exploration challenge: unbridgeable. Image from personal collection.)

Blessed Curiosity

October 10, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

“Do you know what Grandpa and I saw yesterday, at the lake? Swans! That was a first for me.” “Grandma, I’ve never even seen a swan.” “Well, we will just have to do something about that.” So we took a little drive into Stratford where the swans are permanent residents. While Mom was nosing about […]

Filling the Frame

October 9, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

With each photo challenge that I enter, I learn. This week the Lens-Artists challenge is filling the frame. The featured image and this that follows, were taken in my daughter’s backyard – a tribute to the end of summer. This photo was taken at our local falls. I decide to isolate one segment.

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #67: sky

October 7, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

I am currently fixated on the sky, as if the gathering clouds have a secret to reveal, or as if the slivers of sun are trying to reach me with a personal message of hope. Is anyone else obsessed with the sky? Let’s look to the sky this week to find what inspiration we can. […]

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 […]

Sorry

Sorry –so much inadequacybundled into one wordas if five letterscan conveydepths of regret,shock, dismay seems I am the sparkto your lighter fluid –unintentional, I swear still reelingfrom the aftermathof the explosion attempting todeconstruct theformula –precautionary I am sorry –that you are enraged,that you are so obviously disappointedthat you are consumed with resentment –except, it is […]