The Eyes Say It All

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

A child’s eyes are full of wonderment. This sweet bird’s eye is also wide – is it amazement, also? I may be wrong, but this fellow’s eye says: “Enough lady. Take that camera somewhere else.” (Submitted for Nancy Merrill’s, A Photo a Week: eyes)

Little Red

December 22, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Even tiny bloomsaspire to splendour – assertpassionate colour. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Packery Channel Park

December 22, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Exploring is something Ric and I love to do. He will pour over the web for hours researching points of interest, and I happily follow along. Some places do not meet our expectations and others exceed them, soon becoming favourites. After driving along the beaches of Mustang Island we have come to The Packery Channel […]

Friday Follies: Yoga Pose

December 21, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This is how I feel doing yoga. (For Proscenium’s Friday Follies.)

Recipe For Renewal

December 21, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Base Ingredients: 2 weather-weary and travel worn Canadians1 extra long motor homea site by the water Add: 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Anhinga 1 Great Egret and a Kingfisher Let set for several days until dust has settledand birds have become accustomed to featherless. Enjoy! (Submitted for my weekly challenge: recipe. All images are from […]

Multi-coloured Floral

December 20, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Found this multi-coloured bloom in a butterfly garden. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Rocks in Black & White

December 20, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

The Canadian Shield,where rugged pines stretch,reach for endless skies,taking root in rocky shores. We set boulders in our gardensto anchor us against untimely storms,or perhaps to remind us of endurancewhen everything else falls away. Even the satisfying crunch of stones on our pathfascinates – the varied hues and forms, like art,incite searches for undiscovered treasures […]

Wolf Berries

December 19, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ripe and plentiful branches laden with berries –paradise for birds. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Seasonal Blooms

December 19, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Spring to me is daffodils – bright harbingers of sunnier days. Summer is the vibrant pop of lilies lining gardens and roadways. In autumn, flowers adapt the colour of the changing trees Winter blankets all in white, except of course, for these: (This seasonal floral tour is inspired by Lens-Artists Challenge: seasonal.)

Yellow with Ladybug

December 18, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ladybug was a bonus – didn’t see her at the time of shooting. (For Cee’s FOTD)

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 […]