VJ’s Weekly Challenge: waves

February 22, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I am contemplating waves. The emotional waves that accompany uncertainty. Th lull of ocean’s waves on tropical shores. Even the way that our lives are reduced to wavesnot hugs. Please join me this week in contemplating waves.To participate, create a post and link back here, or drop a comment below. Photos, art, writing, or music […]

The Climb From Here

February 18, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Ric is back in hospital. The infection is – for the moment – winning, having disabled his leg. An elevated blood pressure and difficulty breathing is what sent him back. He has fluid on the lungs. Two different medical teams are now following his case. It feels as if the climb from here is monumental. […]

Industrious

February 17, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: pick a topic.)

VJ’s Weekly Challenge: I’m learning…

February 15, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ric is home from the hospital, still hooked up to IV antibiotics and needing daily nursing care, and I’m learning that I cannot hold responsibility for his need to push boundaries. From my son, who insisted on coming and spending the night while Ric got settled in, I am learning that I have trouble accepting […]

Sliver of Light

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

Weekend Sky

Feathered Motion

February 9, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: motion

VJ’s Weekly Challenge: Urge

February 8, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ric remains in hospital, the nature of his infection is antibiotic- resistant. The healing will be slow and laborious. It’s a road we’ve travelled before. At home, I try to remember to breathe between the urges. Washing is done. Groceries are in. I binge-watch Netflix unable to will myself to engage in my regular distractions. […]

Farewell to January

February 2, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Bushboy’s Last on the Card January – camera and iPhone – no editing)

VJ’s Weekly Challenge: repercussions

February 1, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Mommy disappears sometimes. No one talks about it. At least not to me. The first time it happened, we were moving to the new house. I was almost five, and Dad said I was big enough to help him take boxes. My sisters came after school, but no Mom. Aunt came and helped us get […]

A Suitable Perch

January 30, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

An array of wire and fence sitters for Bird Weekly Challenge: Flycatcher, Junco, Kingfisher, Eastern Kingbird, Swallows – at least these are my best guesses, lol.

Present Distance

I’ve lived the fog of distance –life’s highway a series of hillsdestination without promise Have learned that acceptance gains perspective,that climates change, and hope sustains,and that in the stillness dreams renew. Now I travel quieter paths, appreciatespace, have surrendered to a slower pace –certain that this too will change. (image my own)

Floral Balm

Of Trauma Born

Goodbyes tarnishfaith, like ashesscattered My heart grows dismissal,craves a balm of connectionseeks quiet harbour Remind me what it feels like to be safebreath nurturing life,love a rhythmic flow In meditationI reach for peaceimagine salvation But this wayward chaosunrestrainedcements me in doubt Tainted intentionsI lift up to the Universea tempest without hope My soul incubates malicea […]