Orange: My Favourite Colour

August 15, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

No chance of camouflage when orange is your accessory colour, but oh, I love it. (For Bird Weekly challenge: yellow or orange legged birds)

Wilting

August 14, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The prime of summer never lasts, especially with the heat of August. We are in the midst of moving and I feel like the lily, losing its pizzaz. I am also resonating with the lost glory of the bloom below:

Birds of Prey

August 8, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Bald Eagle having a dip (For Bird Weekly challenge: birds of prey. Featured image is a Red-Tailed hawk escaping my lens.)

Floral Balm

August 7, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Eye-catching colourcontrast of red on yellow –I forget the rain. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Our August

August 5, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Augustine was the name chosenshould this new arrival be a girlbut as her mother labouredshe knew, with certaintythere would be no “ine” She is August, born in Mayesteemed and venerablea name fit for a leader –I can attest to her abilityto run the show – definitely rules my heart. (For Eugi’s Causerie Weekly Prompt: August.)

To Touch or Not to Touch

August 2, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

She was quite eccentric, and visibly older than most of the students attending our program. I’d had five years between first and second year, so I guess she was drawn to my maturity. We both wanted to be teachers. After graduation, she went on to her Bachelor of Education, and I gave birth to my […]

Be My Guest

August 1, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(Featured image: Chickadee. For Bird Weekly challenge: at the feeder.)

Appreciation

July 31, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Flowers greet the rainface up appreciation –nourishment’s glow. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Of Winter

July 29, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Where does the river gowhen snow, blindingclaims the flow? Houses nestled in wooded grovesshudder at the exposure of leafless daysbrace against the chills of early eves. How quickly we rejoice at first thaw, eager to embracechange – emotion often premature. (For Lens-artists Photo Challenge: Winter)

Bath Time

July 24, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Managed to catch bath time at the falls, Canada Goose style.

Is This War?

“War is hell. You can’t photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear.”– unknown The bomb has droppedcontrol slips from our grasp We pray for a parachutefor someone to pull the cord numbers escalate,lives plummet We offer encouragementisolated voices faltering moment of impact imminentthe implosion inevitable impact reverberatesresponsibility moot. ( Image my own.)

Promises

Imagine

If we could lift understandingto indigenous teachingsexpand our loveto earth, sky, and seaMake personal gain tabooand Ancients a weigh point If we could witness the mountainsslow floating across the skyand touch the dolphin’s soulanxiously swimmingwhere tuna are netted Would we cower at our insignificanceor move forward, learning to acceptthat all of life is deeply woveninto […]