Birds, Trees, and Sky

November 20, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Weekend Sky

Changes

November 14, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

After 7 weeks of respiratory illness, I think I’m finally on the mend. The family of refugees we’ve been hosting signed their first lease yesterday, and will be moving December 1st. Although hubby and I agreed that we wouldn’t host another family, we have committed to a single woman, my age, who we’ll take in […]

Leafy Frames

November 4, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It’s November already, and before I bid adieu to Autumn, I wanted to share these two photos, highlighting the seasonal hooray.

Tree Art and Trees

October 16, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(For Cee’s Black & White photo challenge: Tree art and trees)

Farewell to September

October 2, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

September was stormy skies and a fireside gathering of poets. Although Brian from Bushboy’s blog is absent, these are my last on the card for September

Red Maple Leaves

September 23, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Pick a topic.

Outdoor Living

September 16, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: chairs and picnic tables.

Manmade

September 2, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things that are manmade.

Two Hues

August 28, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: basically two colours.

Here Comes the Sun

August 22, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Here comes the sun.

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 […]

Re-de-fine-d

Ask me how I’m doingand I’ll say “fine”, notbecause I’m actually fine,but because “fine” is the onlysocially acceptable response. If I said that I have been lyinghere, for three hours now,willing my body to move,that would elicit unsolicitedadvice and tarnish my “fine”. I’d berate myself for breakingmy promise not to moan,knowing that complainingprovokes a compulsive […]