Getting Where?

January 20, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’m lying here with the heating pad, altering it’s position every so often to ease the pain that has set in since my trip back home. I can’t quite shake the lingering exhaustion. Three things are running through my mind, disrupting sleep: the book I’m working on (and have set aside for far too long) […]

Did You See That?

January 20, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Discomfort is when the photo subject is directly overhead, and raising its tail. Cee’s Black & White Challenge this week is unusual perspective. Here are a few more:

Vanishing Point

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

Drawn to the unknown, I striveTo reach the beyond, push forward – Seasons change, and the road aheadblurs, destinations vanishing into intrigue. (For Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge: vanishing point.Also linking up to my weekly challenge: destination.)

Friday Follies (Rated R?)

January 18, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My husband doesn’t see the humour in this, but where I’m from signs warn: Bump Ahead. A ‘speed hump’ is a ‘quickie’. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Posted for Friday Follies, hosted by Proscenium.

I See Magic

January 18, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

History came to life the first time I set foot upon the walled city of Chester, UK. I was ten, and my father had brought the whole family to the place of his upbringing. I knew from my schooling all about walled cities, and quickly rambled off facts, my mind exploding as the revelations unfolded. […]

Oh, Orchids!

January 17, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

More orchids from the botanical gardens in Corpus Christi. For Cee’s Flower of the Day challenge.

Inevitability

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

Velvet is the rose,blood red petals testify –cohabiting thorns. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Lens-Artists Challenge: Curves

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

We bend to accommodate the inflexible,or as tribute to water’s flow, softly curve… A downward curve or upward lift – subtle cuesto differentiate breed or species – so clever! (Lens-Artists Photo a Week challenge is curves.)

Wild and Delicate

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

Colour does not fade into white here in Texas, as it does back home. Despite the relative cold, wildflowers still make an appearance, and the cycle of life continues to be represented, as demonstrated in this photo. (Submitted for Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.)

Yellow with Buzz

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

I am vibrancy –sunshine sweetened with nectar –help me spread the vibe. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Back Seat Only

I can’t remember a timewhen elegance chose meto sit in the front seatride along in style She’d be clad in whiteand I’m ever too messycan’t control myselfmight tarnish the upholstery She’d want to go shoppingrings and jewels flashinglike Pretty Womanafter the haul I’m second-handtypically slink in and outgrabbing what I need and goinglest anyone see […]

Having a Why

(This is found poem, previously posted on OneWoman’s Quest II)

Over It!

One day it’s so mild that I don’t bother with a coat, the next we wake up to snow on the ground. The plants pushing up through the soil seem a little more patient than me – as if they are humouring nature’s fickleness. I’m ready for clear change. A pair of finches just flew […]