The Regulars

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

Young sparrow and mom, Mourning doves, a goldfinch, and Baltimore oriole for Bird Weekly’s challenge: common birds for the season.

I Meant to Photograph the Fields

July 10, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Weekend Sky

Obsessed With Orange

July 9, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: orange

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

July 7, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(Lens-artists Photo Challenge: on the water.)

Of Trees

July 5, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: trees or tree parts)

Hawk and Heron

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

(For Bird Weekly challenge: ‘H’ birds.)

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.

Black and White Flowers

June 25, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge is flowers.

It’s A Wonderful World

June 21, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

That life lead us to settle in this small town on the river, is magic, made even more wonderful by the presence of our majestic tree. Every day is a wonder with our two little adoptees. The best thing of all, is that life is opening up again, and we got to spend some face-to-face […]

A (Photo) Tale of Two Birds

June 20, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Imagine

If we could lift understandingto indigenous teachingsexpand our loveto earth, sky, and seaMake personal gain tabooand Ancients a weigh point If we could witness the mountainsslow floating across the skyand touch the dolphin’s soulanxiously swimmingwhere tuna are netted Would we cower at our insignificanceor move forward, learning to acceptthat all of life is deeply woveninto […]

Dear Child

I know a little girl,whose hair in ringletsfalls, unkempt from lackof brushing; who standswhen she should be sitting;who laughs with defiance whenchallenged, her dark eyes gleamingwith mischief; who holds her chin uphigh and stamps her feet, arms foldedin protest when she does not get her way. I see that little girl,have watched her play,with a […]