Recharging Batteries

December 5, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Our car battery keeps draining, and it seems to be a metaphor for our trip southward. After three days of travel, we arrive in Lufkin, Texas where we take some time to organize and clean the inside of the motor home, and sleep. Travelling can be exhausting. Monday morning we head out early for […]

A Sleepover and a Surprise

November 14, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Do you want to drive by the river and see if we can find the eagles?” “Yes! Then I can tell Mom and Dad and August that I saw them! August loves birds too.” I smile. August is two-years-old. We have picked up Sloane for an overnight with Grandma and Grumpa. “It’s pretty overcast. I […]

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.)

Absence

Slippers, perched at night stand, twitching impatiently, mark the absence of feet, cannot appreciate the meaning of unruffled bed covers. Abandoned, a coffee mug bemoans its curdling contents, complains of thick brown lines contaminating its porcelain shine, has not noted absence of hands. Chair, pushed back from desk, in partial rotation, sits awkwardly, commanding attention, […]

Of Flow and Fear

A river of people move motivated by preservation, hands tightly grasping hands, a prayer for union in the midst of unfathomable hardship – they sacrifice for a promise of safety, a chance to ensure a productive life, hope. Politicians stand on the banks Casting stone-words, clouding the surface of intent, distorting agendas, interpretations – ripples […]

One Woman's Quest II

Tag: birdwatching

Recharging Batteries

A Sleepover and a Surprise

Nothing Stands Out…