Robin and Worm

September 24, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Don’t you get any ideas about my worm!” This Robin liked to play with his food before gobbling it up. For the Bird of the Week challenge.

Snap! Crackle! Pop!

September 22, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

We ventured into the big city (Mississauga, Ontario) recently, and decided to do an early dinner. Snap, those chips and guac were tasty, and the parmesan truffle fries made my mouth pop, but the roasted tomatoes and feta with a side of gluten free crackers were snap, crackle, and pop. Yummy! Thanks Cee for the […]

Hold On

September 20, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Some days, you just have to find that rock to hold onto. Tomorrow you can let go.

Let Me Compose Myself

September 17, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This vain Great Blue Heron had to fluff his feathers before posing. We were both thrilled. (For the Bird of the week challenge)

Time Passes

September 15, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It’s inevitable. Moments slip away, seasons change, and life ends. Lens-Artists photo challenge this week is time.

Carry On

September 13, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

For the past year and a half, my husband and I have committed to helping Ukrainians fleeing war. This has included opening our doors to house five families. We have been witness to unimaginable darkness and at the same time been deeply moved by the drive and resilience of those whose lives have touched ours. […]

Walk This Way

September 11, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A couple of intriguing walks, from my archives, for Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Drama without all the colour

September 8, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: black and white or monochrome.

Creative Expression

September 6, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Acrylic Interlude

September 4, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Between hosting Ukrainians, and meeting with community members to ensure supports are in place, I take the odd pause to hide away in my art room. My son graciously converted our downstairs guest room into an art studio for me and gave me all his paints and canvases. It marked a new chapter in my […]

Expectations

Expectations artificialliving in an urban junglelonging for nature’s calm – time moves too swiftlybarely registerlet alone participate We are guests in our ownexpectation’s dysfunctionlicensed for depression a smorgasbord for abuseintentions mislaid,disappointment unavoidable The ego pretends to be openbut she’s an actress off cueplaying out a sentence – condemned to basicspraying to escapethis dystopian malfunction. (Image […]

Overcast

Water mimics sky,withholds resplendent blue,dons grey overcoat. (Image my own, created from a photograph)

A Mother’s Grief

(Art my own. The drawing and the poem were in response to a documentary featuring a mother’s loss of her child by suicide. Please listen with care.) Sorrow lines her edgesin blue-hued shadowsgrief’s moss overpowering light Lines etched erasableshe is fragmented, hauntedpain a persistent noose She will rally to find orderlend her voice to causespeak […]