I Spy…

December 16, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

…canoeists on the Avon river, Stratford, Ontario. …a family fishing outing, Muskoka, Ontario. My favourite birder in Bird Blind #1. (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is: Catching people unaware.)

Orange

December 15, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Orange is the colour, I’d like to be –fiery as sunsets, bright as an oak leaf,brilliant even in the waning hours. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Bunches

December 13, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

What a feast for birds –plenitude of grape-like fruitpendulous offerings. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Celebrations

December 13, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge is celebrations. I can think of no greater celebration than when loved ones gather. Featured image is Ric & I on our wedding day.

Yellowing

December 12, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Autumn lingers here,far from northern extremes, huesthrilling travellers. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Lit From Within

December 12, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I used to like to walk at night,to see the houses lit within –hope it gave me for love’s warmth,and freedom from dysfunction’s sin. (Submitted for Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge: Lit from Within.)

Yellow at Waterside

December 11, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

These beautiful blooms were spotted at Ellen Trout’s Zoo & Lake, Lufkin, Texas, a sure sign that we were leaving winter behind. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Fluff

December 10, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Against a goldenbackdrop, snow-like filamentsprepare to take flight. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #27: Intent

December 10, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Last year, when we travelled, I was so sick that all I could think about was survival. Over and over again I told my husband that I could not guarantee my participation in much, hoping he would not be disappointed. The experience blew me away. It also renewed my energy and promoted healing. This […]

Shift

December 9, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Synchronicity nurturing wonder,relationships, books, mystery,accomplishment and celebration –home. Conversation, point of view,personification, questions,foundation irony,shadows baseline Attention gatheringdistance riverveil sacrificecharacter deviation –un-lived lives. *** The challenge this week was to gather titles from our own writing and reveal a new message through lining them up. The poem above has been created from the weekly challenge prompts, […]

Resilience

Boxes are filling up around us. We’re making a dent in our to-do lists. Doubt seeps in. Are we doing the right thing? Then I remember all the reasons behind making this choice and affirm: We are dismantling one life to build another, purposeful existence.

Monday Mood: squirrely

The movers need to be arranged, and the closets sorted and packed, and when was the last time we bought groceries…. Head and attention are going in too many directions at once, and I’m exhausted before I get started. Might be a little cranky too. The stress of moving is real.