Winter Light

March 9, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is natural light. Featured image is early morning sun on a frosty landscape. Below, the light flooding in the window overexposes the image. Can you see the woodpecker I was trying to capture? Here the daylight was just perfect to capture the contrast of colours: Light breaking through the clouds […]

Soft

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

A finch catching snowflakes, a deer running through new fallen snow, soft pink flowers to brighten our day. (For Lens-artists Photo Challenge: soft)

Sssss….

February 23, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Shoe store, succulents, snow day, and snake for Lens-artists Photo Challenge: things starting with S

A Closer Look

January 12, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: It’s a Small World. Note: I do not have micro or macro capacity, so I have to settle for zooming in where possible.)

The Mice Are Stirring

December 21, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A favourite Christmas ornament for Lens-Artist Photo Challenge: Here comes the holiday season.

Communication

October 14, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

All day, as I try to write, the birds chatter outside my windows. Happy talk mostly, but the occasional row: My favourite image of communication is the understanding between a child and dog: (For Lens-artists challenge: communication.)

A Photo Walk

October 7, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Two rivers intersect at our city’s centre, and while I often patrol the larger one, this day I decided to visit a park adjoining the second. Probably because walking is still difficult for me, I was drawn to the many benches that line the path, all vacant now due to Covid restrictions. A quiet evening […]

The Everyday

August 26, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Lens-Artists Photo challenge: everyday objects)

Of Winter

July 29, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Where does the river gowhen snow, blindingclaims the flow? Houses nestled in wooded grovesshudder at the exposure of leafless daysbrace against the chills of early eves. How quickly we rejoice at first thaw, eager to embracechange – emotion often premature. (For Lens-artists Photo Challenge: Winter)

Spring Serves As Reminder

July 17, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Even the old flower –this appearance of decrepitudemerely camouflagefor the soul is eternalreaches for renewaland at every opportunityblossoms…. (For Lens-Artist’s Photo Challenge: Spring.)

Over It!

One day it’s so mild that I don’t bother with a coat, the next we wake up to snow on the ground. The plants pushing up through the soil seem a little more patient than me – as if they are humouring nature’s fickleness. I’m ready for clear change. A pair of finches just flew […]

Present Distance

I’ve lived the fog of distance –life’s highway a series of hillsdestination without promise Have learned that acceptance gains perspective,that climates change, and hope sustains,and that in the stillness dreams renew. Now I travel quieter paths, appreciatespace, have surrendered to a slower pace –certain that this too will change. (image my own)