Tables and Chairs (CB&WC)

November 2, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Somewhere a chair waits for us – seating for two, a cosy rendezvous New Mexico’s hospitality so charming – scrumptuous southwest cooking too. In Utah, covered wagons and recreated campfires offered a unique setting for potato and steak dinner Our adventures have taken us to many places, but wherever we’re together, that’s the winner. (For […]

Light and Shadows (FOTD)

November 1, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ominous shadows threaten light’s celebration – unyielding blooms laugh. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Places People Live (CFFC)

November 1, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Some people prefer the solitude and live in island retreats – While others like things modern and enjoy big city beats – In Portland, there is Nob Hill, with houses built up high California has homes with ocean views, which must cost a pretty penny to buy… I like the look of adobe-style, would love to […]

Visitation

October 31, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

It snowed early that year, and those who gathered at the church hall were dressed to keep out the cold, mumbling about the weather, and helping themselves to warm beverages. Seems deaths come in threes, and this was the third of our family members we’d buried in as many months. “Where’s Uncle Charles?” I asked […]

Pumpkins, Gourds, and Mums

October 30, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Fall display at a local restaurant. For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Just for Fun

October 30, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Take a picture while I’m swinging, Grandma!” “I can’t. You need to stay still. Hey…get back here!?” Kids are so easy to make laugh. “Look Grandma, I found my people.” Where does this kid get it from? And just in case you are wondering….apparently he does exist… (Just for fun is the weekly prompt for […]

Ready for Hallowe’en

October 29, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Garden shadows paint a Halloween scene – yellow blooms soften the scare. For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #21: Veil

October 29, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

I thought about skipping over Hallowe’en, but who doesn’t like a good, spooky story? And I have a few…just have to shake them out of my memory bank… Meanwhile, let’s write, photograph, and have fun with the paranormal. And if that doesn’t work, then use the word veil in another context. I know you will […]

No Stopping the River

October 28, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

The first rule in interpreting dream messages, is to recognize that the meaning of a symbol varies with personal experience. This is why dream dictionaries are ineffective. This week’s responses to the river prompt clearly demonstrate this principle. For me, I have always envisioned the collective unconscious as a river whose flow encompasses all – past, […]

Can You See Me? (FOTD)

October 27, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

To yellow I flock, my wings a-blur – can you see me? (Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

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 […]