Summer Buzz

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 ~ V.J. Knutson ~ 20 Comments

Summer, I hold you in my heart
even as the trees stand bare
having shed their Autumn garbs

The glow of green still buzzes
carries me through the cold
a promise worth the wait.

(Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: opposite weather.)

Ice

December 17, 2019December 13, 2019 ~ V.J. Knutson ~ 4 Comments

For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: Ice, Ice Baby

Oh, Baby, I'm Nostalgic

December 11, 2019December 10, 2019 ~ V.J. Knutson ~ 29 Comments

There is nothing like a baby around to lift the spirits. And, they make me nostalgic. As does this video of our granddaughter’s recent carolling.

Where have the years gone?

(For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week: babies, and Lens-Artists: nostalgic)

Communication

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019 ~ V.J. Knutson ~ 6 Comments

For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: communication. My kids may kill me for posting these old pics, so please don’t mention it, lol.

Brown

November 26, 2019November 23, 2019 ~ V.J. Knutson ~ 11 Comments

Brown is autumn flavoured –
sun-scorched bullrushes
and dried milk pods –
gravies stirring
in roasting pans,
the colour of my mood –
earthen and ready
for Winter’s sojourn.

For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: brown.

Overnight Invasion

November 13, 2019November 9, 2019 ~ V.J. Knutson ~ 9 Comments

A silent invader, the snow
creeps in overnight, transforms

No weapons of war, just a soft
blanketing pronouncing victory

Invasive and inevitable, we sigh acceptance
and still the river flows, for now.

(For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: In My Neighbourhood.)

Atmospheric

November 5, 2019October 31, 2019 ~ V.J. Knutson ~ 9 Comments

Orange sky,
wire fence –
stay out implied.

Silken clouds
surf Autumn hues –
seasonal moodiness.

(For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: atmospheric.)