Candid

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

I vowed I wouldn’t show photos of people on screens for this challenge, but then I couldn’t resist the serious look of these two cousins ” Just watching something, Grandma.” A family walk is much more satisfying – at least from my perspective. Then I caught this fellow and I couldn’t help but sneak a […]

Sun and Water

October 15, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sun meets waterin a tranquil kiss a perfect pairingnature’s bliss. (For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week challenge: sun and water.)

Blessed Curiosity

October 10, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

“Do you know what Grandpa and I saw yesterday, at the lake? Swans! That was a first for me.” “Grandma, I’ve never even seen a swan.” “Well, we will just have to do something about that.” So we took a little drive into Stratford where the swans are permanent residents. While Mom was nosing about […]

Filling the Frame

October 9, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

With each photo challenge that I enter, I learn. This week the Lens-Artists challenge is filling the frame. The featured image and this that follows, were taken in my daughter’s backyard – a tribute to the end of summer. This photo was taken at our local falls. I decide to isolate one segment.

Black and White of Farm Life

October 2, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Things Found on a Farm

Changing Seasons

October 1, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Summer greens dig in, regale the warmth of dayswhile Autumn creeps, spreading reds and golds. For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week challenge: changing seasons. .

Cars and Trucks

September 28, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Why do you have random pictures of trucks?” my daughter asks. “Because you never know when you might need them,” I respond. (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is cars and trucks.)

Small Town Bliss

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

No big box here,just shops lined upin historic rows our fragranceeau-de-ferme,earthen fresh Our spires remindersthat values are simple,and life blessed. (For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Countryside/ and or Small Towns)

Stacked

September 24, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: stacks

Wheels

September 21, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: wheels 1, 2, 3)

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 […]