Brown

November 26, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Brown is autumn flavoured –sun-scorched bullrushesand dried milk pods –gravies stirringin roasting pans,the colour of my mood –earthen and readyfor Winter’s sojourn. For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: brown.

Red Barn

November 23, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Why are barns red? I looked it up and found something about colourblind cows and rust. Not that I’m objecting. I like red barns. They are actually quite attractive. Red Barn was the name of the fast-food restaurant that one of the mother’s at my elementary school used to take us to on Fridays. Greasy […]

Waiting

November 20, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A groundhog waits for this photographer to move on. Not sure what this guy is waiting for, but I feel as if I can relate. (For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: waiting)

K and L Things

November 19, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Leaves lingering in Autumn lightKindred kayaks for keeners Light-footed leaper levitating For Cee’s Black & White challenge: things that start with K and L

Stay Away

November 16, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I follow GPS, in search of river trails, and find a road blocked off. Curious, I park the car and carefully step through the overgrowth to the place where a bridge once carried traffic over the river. Strange the absence of passage, the neglect. A rocky embankment houses creeping vines, and the weavings of a […]

Bricks and Stone

November 14, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Our town’s quaintness is derived from the stone buildings, sourced from the local limestone quarry. As magnificent as these historic buildings are, I understand they are hard to heat in winter months. Our winters, in southwestern Ontario, Canada, can be harsh. I am grateful for modern materials like clay bricks, and of course, insulation, that […]

Overnight Invasion

November 13, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A silent invader, the snowcreeps in overnight, transforms No weapons of war, just a softblanketing pronouncing victory Invasive and inevitable, we sigh acceptanceand still the river flows, for now. (For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: In My Neighbourhood.)

These Blues

November 12, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

These blues invites whimsy –not always longing The warmth of an invitation,the suggestion of brighter days. Not all blues are melancholyalthough I love me a good tune. (For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: blue)

Monochrome Day

November 6, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Not flat, nor colourless,just a monochrome day. For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: monochrome.

Atmospheric

November 5, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Orange sky,wire fence –stay out implied. Silken cloudssurf Autumn hues –seasonal moodiness. (For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: atmospheric.)

Sun Certainty

Clouds bundleshift and foldcotton strata Trees huddleconfidence incommunity Emotions stackone on anotherco-mingling hues Beneath layersan eternal glowsun certainty. (First published April 2021. Image my own)

Peachy Keen

Not Everything Is Defined by Age

As a child, I knew no limits, setting out on adventures with never a fear for how I’d find my way back home. Now, nestled in my home, I limit myself to certainties, fearful of risks. Some days, I wonder about that child, and how it would feel to wander freely, and it makes me […]