Water in Nature

July 2, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Morning view of the river Thames; wetlands nearby, a creek meandering through the countryside. For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water found in nature.

Wild and Free

June 18, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A doe, a snapping turtle, two turkey vultures and a mink. For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Nature Animals

Demanding Attention

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

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” Henry Miller ( Linking up with Debbie Smyth’s Weekly Quotation-Inspired challenge.)

Shades and Shadow

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

Ready for re-opening, a patio has its shades in place. A goldfinch enjoys the shade of our Walnut tree, and a fallen tree creates mystery reflected in the shadows of live trees. (For Lens-Artists challenge: shades and shadows.)

Speckled

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

A few speckled birds for Bird Weekly challenge: stripes, spots, or freckles.

Awake Before Dawn Sky

June 11, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Going through old photographs and found these photos from an early September morning . Posting here for Weekend Sky.

Species Mingling

June 9, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Blackbird chasing off a Red-tailed hawk Muscovy and Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (from archives) (For Bird Weekly’s challenge: more than one species in a photo.)

Seating

June 7, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: seating

Wordless Wednesday

June 2, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

VJ’s Weekly Challenge: Read on…

May 17, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

I truly love the community here – so many different life experiences reaching across the internet to connect. I have cried, laughed, and generally felt the warmth of getting to know so many wonderful minds. I would love to meet you in person. So, I have this fantasy, that we all meet – money and […]

Impatience

Petulance is actually the word that comes to mind at the moment. I feel as if my inner child, not getting what she wants fast enough, is throwing a temper tantrum. I just need to convince her to give the grass time to grow. Thanks Richard Adams.

Monday Mood: Waterlogged

I was just doing the final walkthrough before an Open House (we’re selling our house) when I noticed the Art Room floor was wet. Looking up at the sagging ceiling tile, I hollered for help . Ric came to the rescue, removing the tile and letting the rush of water free. At our age, we […]

Not Taking It

We climbed so highthis mountain of manmade obstacles – I remember the rage,no more than 9 –how helpless it felt a girl in a man’s worldbut I climbed anyway,we climbed anyway and, instead of a hand upwe get this? Patriarchybe damned! Your days arenumbered. Mark my words. (Image my own)