Friday Follies

This bird knows where to nap! (For Proscenium’s Friday Follies.)

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Friday Follies

No arguments here!  Although apparently some people need further warning: Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.)

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What’s that you say?

“Do you like cornflowers?” I was certain I heard the gardener say. “Very much!” I replied excitedly envisioning a sea of blue amongst the velvet violets of bearded irises and buttery yellow of day-lilies. “What are these?” I asked when the job was done, pointing to odd looking flowers, whose centers over-powered the drooping petals. […]

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Friday Follies

Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.

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Friday Follies (on Saturday)

There are so many things to be said about this photo, but I’ll just leave it here: Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.

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Ah, Irony

Jazz, from Steps and Pauses sent me this sign, taken in Uncertain, Texas, a place she says is worthy of a visit: I would think they have a rather large following. I spotted this sign, and well…I think the ironies speak for themselves: The black squirrel (featured) thought he had cleverly outrun his assailant – a raging […]

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Stoic Hunter?

Who is more stoic than the Great Blue, stealthily enduring rocks and rapids to catch the day’s meal? Appearances, however, have been known to deceive… seems this bird is no emotional void, no paragon of strength, but a closet thespian – caught him, mid rehearsal – aspiring to a phantom role – of the opera variety. (Written […]

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I Wish My Art Would Quit Judging Me

A set of 150 watercolour pencils – a gift from my husband – challenges me to paint.  In the busyness of moving, I have let this practice slip, and a number of sketches sit in my portfolio case waiting for me.  Inspiration comes from the photos I take.  The lone turtle (featured), for instance, begged […]

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Kitchy

“Duck under the table and see what you can find,” was Father’s pat answer to the question of what was for dessert. He was like that: quick-witted and full of comebacks.  My husband is the same, and I compound the problem by walking into it every time: “What have you got on tomorrow?” I’ll ask, […]

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