Shrivelled

December 4, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Wrung out, yet alive –Autumn berries cling to life,and I resonate. (For Cee’s FOTD. Day 2 of travel, and I am feeling the effects.)

Mighty Oak Leaf

December 3, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oak leaf, of mighty,even in falling maintains fight –stand out brilliance. (For Cee’s FOTD. We are headed south and have found Autumn again.)

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #26: Titles

December 3, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

In the late 1980’s, I began to study the psychology of dream interpretation as offered by our local university. One of the exercises our professor recommended when doing dream work, was to give each recorded dream a title, and then periodically list those titles, in order, to elicit new understanding. The assumption behind the exercise […]

Photo A Week: Things With Wings

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

Six feet across, spread the heron’s wingsgreat, grey appendages in slow flight Some wings are camouflaged, propelinsect bodies who hover within sight. A Monarch’s wings are stained-glass delicatewith each flutter, sprinkle fantasies of delight. (For Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week challenge: things with wings.)

What’s that you say?

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

“Do you like cornflowers?” I was certain I heard the gardener say. “Very much!” I replied excitedly envisioning a sea of blue amongst the velvet violets of bearded irises and buttery yellow of day-lilies. “What are these?” I asked when the job was done, pointing to odd looking flowers, whose centers over-powered the drooping petals. […]

Sunburst

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

A personal favourite, borrowed from my summer collection. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

To Brighten Your Day

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

Remember lush days,pops of purple in summer’sblessed vibrancy? (For Cee’s Flower of the Day. We are on the road right now, no guarantee of photos, so I’m submitting this one from brighter days.)

Brrr…

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

Winter has arrived, and as always, we are not ready. Even the trees are shivering. Not everyone is a winter wimp though…these hardy Canadians took the river to canoe, despite the snow. (for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: cold)

Lens-Artists: Splash!

November 28, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Imagine the courage –to flow freely –make a splash! undaunted by outer noise –neither rush, nor gush –totally unabashed Afraid I’d have to reset time,go back to simpler days –undo this lived crash. (Submitted to Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Splash, and V.J.’s weekly challenge: un-lived lives.)

Snow and Leaves

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

Precipitationimpatiently disregardsautumnal schedule. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

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 […]