Recipe Needed

December 23, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Plateauing my cousin called it, this feeling of flatness. “You are just gathering strength for the next climb,” she’d offer. She’s been gone for years, but her presence remains – a pillar in my thoughts. Passion has given over to a sense of pointlessness. I am questioning my ability and the purpose for what I […]

The Eyes Say It All

December 23, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A child’s eyes are full of wonderment. This sweet bird’s eye is also wide – is it amazement, also? I may be wrong, but this fellow’s eye says: “Enough lady. Take that camera somewhere else.” (Submitted for Nancy Merrill’s, A Photo a Week: eyes)

Little Red

December 22, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Even tiny bloomsaspire to splendour – assertpassionate colour. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Multi-coloured Floral

December 20, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Found this multi-coloured bloom in a butterfly garden. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Rocks in Black & White

December 20, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

The Canadian Shield,where rugged pines stretch,reach for endless skies,taking root in rocky shores. We set boulders in our gardensto anchor us against untimely storms,or perhaps to remind us of endurancewhen everything else falls away. Even the satisfying crunch of stones on our pathfascinates – the varied hues and forms, like art,incite searches for undiscovered treasures […]

Wolf Berries

December 19, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ripe and plentiful branches laden with berries –paradise for birds. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Seasonal Blooms

December 19, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Spring to me is daffodils – bright harbingers of sunnier days. Summer is the vibrant pop of lilies lining gardens and roadways. In autumn, flowers adapt the colour of the changing trees Winter blankets all in white, except of course, for these: (This seasonal floral tour is inspired by Lens-Artists Challenge: seasonal.)

Yellow with Ladybug

December 18, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ladybug was a bonus – didn’t see her at the time of shooting. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Roadside Glory

December 17, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This single bloom, beside asphalt and stiff, dry grass, caught my eye. Isn’t nature wonderful! (Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #28: Recipe

December 17, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

This time of the year, I find myself perusing recipes – looking for the perfect gluten-free dessert, or a new appetizer to take to a potluck, or maybe an easy way to use up leftovers. I am also concocting a recipe for the perfect get together – imagining the ingredients and timing for holiday […]

Is This War?

“War is hell. You can’t photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear.”– unknown The bomb has droppedcontrol slips from our grasp We pray for a parachutefor someone to pull the cord numbers escalate,lives plummet We offer encouragementisolated voices faltering moment of impact imminentthe implosion inevitable impact reverberatesresponsibility moot. ( Image my own.)

Promises

Imagine

If we could lift understandingto indigenous teachingsexpand our loveto earth, sky, and seaMake personal gain tabooand Ancients a weigh point If we could witness the mountainsslow floating across the skyand touch the dolphin’s soulanxiously swimmingwhere tuna are netted Would we cower at our insignificanceor move forward, learning to acceptthat all of life is deeply woveninto […]