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

Shades and Shadow

June 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ready for re-opening, a patio has its shades in place. A goldfinch enjoys the shade of our Walnut tree, and a fallen tree creates mystery reflected in the shadows of live trees. (For Lens-Artists challenge: shades and shadows.)

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.

Species Mingling

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

Blackbird chasing off a Red-tailed hawk Muscovy and Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (from archives) (For Bird Weekly’s challenge: more than one species in a photo.)

Seating

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

For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: seating

Wordless Wednesday

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

Selective Colouring

May 30, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Bird Weekly’s Challenge: selective colour.

Five

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

Five carnations. Five dandelion globes. Just turned five. (For Cee’s Black and White Challenge: five)

Gathering of ‘G’s

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

Upright groundhog (3 g’s) Thanks for the fun Cee! Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge is ‘g’ anywhere in the word.

Wordless Wednesday

May 26, 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 […]