Beauty To Be Found

December 5, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

The seasonal cold hit our house this week, and not wishing to share it, I locked myself in with mugs of lemon and honey. An ice storm blasted Sunday, so we were happy to stay put. Ice and compromised balance do not blend well. Then, before the ice could melt, it snowed. Another good day […]

Communication

December 4, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: communication. My kids may kill me for posting these old pics, so please don’t mention it, lol.

Surrender

November 30, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Silence and stealthWinter’s tactics advances during darknessasserts its white agenda. (For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: white.)

A Blessed Thaw

November 28, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Recent activity coupled with the onset of a cold, has my body begging for more rest, but the sun is shining and a sudden mild spell has melted the snow, and my camera is begging. Ric, whose man cold surpasses mine, hunkers in with a box of Kleenex and his flannel pjs. I’m on my […]

Brrr!

November 27, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Snow mocks schedules –compromises plans Leaves icy fingers to tauntpaints the world anew. For Lens-Artists Photo a Week Challenge: cold.

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 […]

Is This War?

“War is hell. You can’t photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear.”– unknown The bomb has droppedcontrol slips from our grasp We pray for a parachutefor someone to pull the cord numbers escalate,lives plummet We offer encouragementisolated voices faltering moment of impact imminentthe implosion inevitable impact reverberatesresponsibility moot. ( Image my own.)

Promises

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 […]