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. […]

Friday Follies

November 23, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.

Friday Follies (on Saturday)

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

There are so many things to be said about this photo, but I’ll just leave it here: Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.

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 […]

Things People Drive (CFFC)

October 25, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I once married a man, whose obsession with cars was equal to worship. I think of our relationship – and all that was missing – when I see vehicles, who clearly take time and attention to keep on the road. That’s not to say I can’t appreciate a finely tuned antique vehicle, nor does it […]

An End to Irony

September 16, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Life is full of irony, or so it feels when that is foremost on one’s mind. Here are just some of the ways that irony has played a role this week: Concerned that the hotel we were staying at was pet-friendly (and I am deadly allergic to cats), we made distancing ourselves from animals the […]

Ah, Irony

September 14, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Jazz, from Steps and Pauses sent me this sign, taken in Uncertain, Texas, a place she says is worthy of a visit: I would think they have a rather large following. I spotted this sign, and well…I think the ironies speak for themselves: The black squirrel (featured) thought he had cleverly outrun his assailant – a raging […]

Stoic Hunter?

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

Who is more stoic than the Great Blue, stealthily enduring rocks and rapids to catch the day’s meal? Appearances, however, have been known to deceive… seems this bird is no emotional void, no paragon of strength, but a closet thespian – caught him, mid rehearsal – aspiring to a phantom role – of the opera variety. (Written […]

Enough Personification!

August 26, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

This blog post almost eluded my attention – the trickster. We’ve had company this week, and are still in the midst of settling, so I lost track of the days, and here it is Sunday already. To be honest, I am happy to done with this challenge and move on to the next. Focusing on […]

I Wish My Art Would Quit Judging Me

August 22, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

A set of 150 watercolour pencils – a gift from my husband – challenges me to paint. In the busyness of moving, I have let this practice slip, and a number of sketches sit in my portfolio case waiting for me. Inspiration comes from the photos I take. The lone turtle (featured), for instance, begged […]