We reach out; we reach up; we reach back. Such was the topic of this week’s challenge. Often, in my past, reaching equated with grasping – fear clouding common sense, and even hope. In recent years, I have had to learn the importance of reaching out, having lost so much independence through illness. I am […]

horns! Cee’s Black & White challenge is horns.

A coyote emerges from the brush and crosses our path in a blur, his powerful limbs plowing through the watery fields as he disappears as fast as he’s come. “He’s on a mission,” Ric laughs. I am sorry I missed the shot – hadn’t expected to see anything this early into our sojourn. Today, we […]

A month of dating two different men was driving me crazy – not in my nature.   I gave myself a deadline.  Choose one or neither by September 1st.   I hadn’t heard from Ric in days, but my time with John was heating up.  Although younger than me, our wits and sense of humour […]

After a month of mostly grey and rain, the sun has decided to show itself today, turning up the thermostat and promising record-breaking temperatures.  Of course it has:  it’s time to leave. We are packed up and ready to go too early, so I grab a quick nap, anticipating a long day ahead.  The ferry […]

“What kind of vehicle are you driving?” “That four-wheel drive pick-up,”  Ric says pointing out our truck. “Then I recommend you follow this trail, here,” the attendant at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area’s Visitor centre suggests.  “It’s a gravel road and can be narrow at times, but if you take it slow and easy, there […]