V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #22: Sacrifice

November 5, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

“What do you pray for?” “Inner peace.” “And what are you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve this desire?” The question startles me. “What do you mean?” “To achieve the sacred, you must be emptied of that which obstructs its passage. What stands in the way of receiving your highest good?” I have to […]

Unveil Me

November 5, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

We’ve discovered a drive along the river where Great Blue Herons, Red Tail Hawks, and Bald Eagles come to hunt. It’s a dirt road with little or no traffic, except for the odd bird watcher like us. After a week of inclement weather, the sun peeked out yesterday morning, so I convinced Ric to take […]

Nothing Stands Out…

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

…like a cardinal, except when he’s blending in… (Thanks to Lens-Artists for this photo challenge: blending in/ standing out.)

Simple Pleasures (FOTD)

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

Pluckable petals remind me of simpler times – “Loves me; loves me not”. (Cee’s flower of the day.)

Photo a Week: Bridges

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

The gap between the life I’d envisioned and this current reality is widening… I need a bridge – not a short, low one, but a large, expansive bridge to carry all my wishes, to facilitate movement of passing ideals, allow for traffic flow. Or a bridge to slow me down, dialled in to the sun’s […]

A Rose for Love (FOTD)

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

Hardy as a rose resisting Fall’s warning chill – our love does not fade. (Cee’s flower of the day)

Tables and Chairs (CB&WC)

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

Somewhere a chair waits for us – seating for two, a cosy rendezvous New Mexico’s hospitality so charming – scrumptuous southwest cooking too. In Utah, covered wagons and recreated campfires offered a unique setting for potato and steak dinner Our adventures have taken us to many places, but wherever we’re together, that’s the winner. (For […]

Places People Live (CFFC)

November 1, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Some people prefer the solitude and live in island retreats – While others like things modern and enjoy big city beats – In Portland, there is Nob Hill, with houses built up high California has homes with ocean views, which must cost a pretty penny to buy… I like the look of adobe-style, would love to […]

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #21: Veil

October 29, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

I thought about skipping over Hallowe’en, but who doesn’t like a good, spooky story? And I have a few…just have to shake them out of my memory bank… Meanwhile, let’s write, photograph, and have fun with the paranormal. And if that doesn’t work, then use the word veil in another context. I know you will […]

No Stopping the River

October 28, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

The first rule in interpreting dream messages, is to recognize that the meaning of a symbol varies with personal experience. This is why dream dictionaries are ineffective. This week’s responses to the river prompt clearly demonstrate this principle. For me, I have always envisioned the collective unconscious as a river whose flow encompasses all – past, […]

Choose Love

Talks of takeoversand takedowns –deliberate misdirection My mind is a tanglemy heart stripped rawUs vs them a mantra Choking on my own biledarkness closing in –I turn to so called heaven Accusations on iced tonguedesperation pointing fingersthe sullen clouds an echo Even in this stormy statelight, like fire challengesWake up! Wake up! There in the […]

Yellow Parasols (haiku)

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.