VJ’s Weekly Challenge: Threes

January 25, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

InsurrectionInaugurationExhalation A beginning, a middle, an end (of sorts). This week, let’s see how succinctly we can sum up a situation using only three words. Or, if you need more, make it three times three: Snow squalls blindroads lack definitionhearth provides contentment. Or, if you are more inclined towards images than words, tell a story […]

Brown is the New Black

January 23, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Bird Weekly challenge: birds with brown feathers. Featured is a Chipping Sparrow

Industry, Water, and Sky

January 21, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Midweek Madness

Patterns In nature

January 20, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: patterns in nature

Butt End

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

A Dark-eyed junco and a Downy woodpecker for Bird Weekly’s challenge.

Winter Blue With Clouds

January 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Hammad Rais’ Weekend Sky

Iconic

January 15, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Icons for CalmKate’s Friday Fun – Icons. Featured image is a red cardinal in the snow. Second to me stands for shopping Canadian.

In The Pink

January 14, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: pink

Wordless Wednesday

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

A Closer Look

January 12, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: It’s a Small World. Note: I do not have micro or macro capacity, so I have to settle for zooming in where possible.)

In Line

Faint at the sight of needlesa squeamish gene, I’m sure Suck it up, adult self admonishesChild looks away, breath held Sixty-two years its been thustoo many pokes to count And now there is new promisea vaccine to ward off the virus Hope reduced to one tiny vialbelieve me, this sleeve’s rolling up. (Written for Reena’s […]

Parenting Lessons

For every childvowed to be the calyxto cradle each budding soulwith a tender heart But I am imperfectideals devolvingin the face of losscross unbearable Tend my own garden nowrecognizing the powerof example overridingoppression of control. (Image my own)

Basement

Concrete is cold, imposingdoes nothing for aesthetics At least we’re protected,I tell the littles, ignoring Snot dripping, slimeoozing from unsealedwindowsills, cobwebsand bits of shedding pink It’s the best I can do:four walls and a roof. Except the ceilingis bulging, mold and rotcertain to rain down on us While upstairs, the manignores the leaks, luxuriatesin his […]

One Woman's Quest II

Category: photography