Okay, I’m Out Of Here…

July 28, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Taking a Breather

July 21, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Between the hospital where Ric is doing rehab and our home – a forty minute drive – is a conservation area, a perfect place to stop and and breath in nature. The heron has the right idea. Take a moment. Be still. (Lens-Artist’s challenge this week is getting away.)

Water in Nature

July 2, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Morning view of the river Thames; wetlands nearby, a creek meandering through the countryside. For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water found in nature.

Wild and Free

June 18, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A doe, a snapping turtle, two turkey vultures and a mink. For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Nature Animals

Awake Before Dawn Sky

June 11, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Going through old photographs and found these photos from an early September morning . Posting here for Weekend Sky.

Unexpected

May 20, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

On a recent birding cruise, I came upon two unexpected sights. First the appearance of long tendrils of smoke emitting from the treetops and down the centre of the road. Not smoke, it turned out but bugs. Swarms of bugs. Then I noticed a number of ripples in the watery ditch at the side of […]

Wordless Wednesday

May 19, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Images my own

Spots and Dots

May 18, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Can you spot the robin? Here’s a few more: lights in the night and early morning sun catching in the lens: For Lens-Artists Challenge: spots and dots.

Evening Drive

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

For Weekend Sky Challenge

Wordless Wednesday

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

Images my own.

What We Really Need

We purchase boardsimagine roots –dream biggerignore the dawning The higher the fence,we tell ourselves,the better the privacy.Work hard, earn big. And the longing growsit’s the heart that seeks rootshungers for connectionlove like sunshine Would knock down wallsthrow open the doorsbask in the expansivenessof kindred moments shared. (Image mine)

Daffodil (haiku)

I dream that I am teaching again, and having assigned the class independent work, I am spending time connecting with each student to see if they are grasping the material. It’s my favourite part of teaching, and I wake up wondering if I’ll ever have that feeling again. So rewarding. It is bittersweet, growing old. […]