A Photo A Week: Attitude

August 11, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Attitude says: “I can do it!” despite Grandma’s warning. It says: “You’re just kidding, and I know it.” Attitude doesn’t need words to convey it’s message: Which is why even birds can express it: (Thanks to Nancy Merrill for this week’s challenge: attitude. Also linked to Fandango’s word of the day, attitude.)

Lens-Artists Challenge: Blue

August 7, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Blue is the promise of Arizona’s skies in February; It is the delight of neon dragonflies on a summer’s day; It’s nature’s artistry unsurpassed. (Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is blue.)

CB&W: Signs

July 22, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Some signs are self-explanatory… some clearly cautionary…. and some requiring a bit of interpretation… (Cee’s Black & White Challenge this week is signs. Hope I made you smile. All photos from personal collection. Featured image from Catherine’s Landing near Hot Springs, Arkansas; “Wife Wanted” was spotted in a remote area of Northern Washington; and the […]

RDP: Duck

July 21, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Mother Mallard and her baby ducks foraged along the shoreline of Sparrow Lake at day’s end. As she waddled past the dock, her little ducklings fell in line, like wind-up toys trying to catch up. All except one little fellow, who lost in his own world got left behind. “Peep! Peep!” He let out a […]

A Photo A Week: From Above

July 21, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

I must confess that heights make me spin, my collection of photos from above is fairly thin. The Botanical Gardens, in Victoria, B.C. as viewed from above is a sight to see – not sure which made my head whirl more height or the thought of such a gardening chore. The Apache Trail in Arizona, […]

CB&W: Fountains

July 15, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

One fountain to keep the fish happy, and one to charm the tourists: (Photos submitted for Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Fountains)

CFFC: Windows and Greenery

July 12, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

My lens is drawn to windows, not for what I can see beyond, rather for the mystery they invoke. I watch the world through the frame of a window – life passing while I lie still, praying for better days – certain that few would guess that I am here, wonder at my well-being. Now, […]

CFFC: Piles or Stack

July 5, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Nice to see these boards neatly stacked in piles, hopefully well secured… unlike these piles whose disarray is intended to allure customers… (Thanks Cee for another Fun Foto challenge.)

One Word Challenge: Plant

July 3, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A plant is something that sits on a sill, grows with attention stays quite still. But plant can be a verb ask any farmer you know whose spring is consumed with making things grow. And what about things that unexpectedly appear are they haphazard, or intentionally placed here? (Thanks to tourmalinenow.com for the One Word […]

CB&W: Birds

June 30, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Mother Mallard and her babies have been the main attraction lately. Although I rather like the results of mucking about with this little bird’s photo: (Couldn’t resist one more challenge today as the subject was birds. Thanks Cee!)

Relevance of Story

Stories have power. Parents, teachers, public speakers, and therapists understand that the secret to engaging an audience or connecting with others is through illustration: storytelling. I see it in the eyes of the my grandchildren, who love to hear tales of family history. I’ve seen in the eyes of students, when recognition and understanding light […]

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.)