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)

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)

Roadside Glory

December 17, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This single bloom, beside asphalt and stiff, dry grass, caught my eye. Isn’t nature wonderful! (Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Orange

December 15, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Orange is the colour, I’d like to be –fiery as sunsets, bright as an oak leaf,brilliant even in the waning hours. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Bunches

December 13, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

What a feast for birds –plenitude of grape-like fruitpendulous offerings. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Yellowing

December 12, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Autumn lingers here,far from northern extremes, huesthrilling travellers. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Yellow at Waterside

December 11, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

These beautiful blooms were spotted at Ellen Trout’s Zoo & Lake, Lufkin, Texas, a sure sign that we were leaving winter behind. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Fluff

December 10, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Against a goldenbackdrop, snow-like filamentsprepare to take flight. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Brown Berries

December 8, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Leaves the colour of rotting fruit, a perfect contrast for the chocolate hue of berries. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Red and Green

December 7, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

These leaves apparently want to get in on the Christmas Act – coloured themselves red. Hope everyone is staying calm and well in what can be a stressful season. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Hit Pause

I thumb through social media, make lists, scan through photos, put the kettle on, check emails… …evade the moment… What am I afraid will happen if I just pause and be? Maybe I should I try it and see… (Image my own)

Now That I Matter

The times I waited –restless and ragingdeliberately put on holddismissed, degraded, ignored. Why did I put up with that?Was I so afraid I’d lose it all?So uncertain about a future? How the children came to meneed in their eyes, little armsbegging to be embraced,and I too blinded to reach outfixated on the anger, powerless,immersed myself […]