Treasures Found

October 7, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lens-Artists challenge this week is a treasure hunt. I did not have to look for these treasures, nor were they searching for me. I just happened to be the happy mediator between the Stonetowne Quilters’ Guild and the appreciative recipients. Remarkable handiwork, lovingly made by local woman and offered in support of the Ukrainians choosing […]

Children in Motion

August 19, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Backyard BBQs and picnics in the park – perfect ways to build community. The children benefit the most, I’d say. For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: motion

Summer Vibes

July 18, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lush, thick greenery of the riverside. The cool, calm water. Ice cream and two wheels. Summer vibes! (For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Summer Vibes)

There’s a Story Here

December 1, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Summer: the time when young legs learn teamwork, and young wings learn to fly. For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: One image, one story.)

Architecture Interests Me

November 8, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lighthouses have iconic appeal. The photos below are of a residence that the owner had built to resemble a hobbit home, and a house made from shipping containers: (For Lens-Artists Photography Challenge: interesting architecture.)

A Day Worth Reporting

November 3, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Our Poetry Circle was invited to compose and recite poetry on the theme of trees at an outdoor event, in a nearby city. So we busied ourselves, writing and rehearsing, and when the event was cancelled due to rain, decided to take our performance local. While the weather was overcast, the rain held off long […]

Ordinary

October 13, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: ordinary

Seen Better Days

October 4, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge: Seen better days.

Colours of Autumn

September 27, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My right eye seems to be having detachment issues, so while I await a visit with the eye doc, I have not been able to get out with the camera. I did manage to capture some Fall images at a local garden centre, so here’s my submission for Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge: colours of Autumn.

Going Wide

September 15, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lens-artists Photo Challenge: going wide

Monday Mood: Exhausted

The events of the past few weeks, plus the rain, seemed to have caught up with me. Day’s goal: rest, rest, and more rest. (Photo mine)

End the Fray

This breach –this ever-widening gapfear inducedpits usagainst themas if humanitycan be dividedsalvationa selective process. We need a balmto soothe societalwounds, a tonicto calm the angstuntil clarityquells the uproarand kindnessreplaces this sin. (Poem originally appeared June 2019. Image my own)