Garden Season

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

Not a gardener myself, I live vicariously through the efforts of others. For Lens-artists Photo Challenge: gardens.

Birds and I, Contemplating Clouds

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

Weekend Sky

Cute Factor

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

Hard to beat the goslings, but I think this Blue Jay doing an imitation of “Take my wife, please!” is pretty cute too. For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: cute factor.

A Little Closer

May 6, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: closeup or macro.

Mom at 16 and 94

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

For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: mothers.

Birds In Flight

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

( For Bird Weekly challenge: birds in flight.)

Looking Up

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

A farewell to April with Bushboy’s: Last on the Card challenge – last on iPhone and camera, unedited. Also linking up with Hammad Rais’ Weekend Sky.

At the Corner

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

For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: corners

Ending with E

April 29, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Cee’s Midweek Madness Photo Challenge: Starting or ending with E. )

Getting To Know You

April 28, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Who doesn’t love a bird? Their sweet songs, flitting natures, and ability to soar all admirable qualities. The years I was bedridden, my husband installed multiple feeders outside my window and I thrilled at my little visitors. He also set me up with a camera and tripod, but I had never been a good photographer, […]

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 […]