Bursting With Colour

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

Along the Rio Valley in Texas the birds burst with bright colours. For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: Colorful

Ode to Pink Wings

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

What glory, what delight,to witness pink in flight – wondrous plumes stretched out wide,ponderous bills thrust forth in pride. (In celebration of the Roseate Spoonbills whose graced my lens recently. Submitted for Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week: pink.)

Vanishing Point

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

Drawn to the unknown, I striveTo reach the beyond, push forward – Seasons change, and the road aheadblurs, destinations vanishing into intrigue. (For Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge: vanishing point.Also linking up to my weekly challenge: destination.)

The Great Outdoors

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

Colours, textures, aromas –the great outdoors provides enticement for imaginations,stories dwell in hidden spaces hearts open, and blood flowswith an unbridled sense of adventure. (For Nancy Merrill’s: A Photo a Week Challenge, The Great Outdoors)

The Eyes Say It All

December 23, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A child’s eyes are full of wonderment. This sweet bird’s eye is also wide – is it amazement, also? I may be wrong, but this fellow’s eye says: “Enough lady. Take that camera somewhere else.” (Submitted for Nancy Merrill’s, A Photo a Week: eyes)

Lit From Within

December 12, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I used to like to walk at night,to see the houses lit within –hope it gave me for love’s warmth,and freedom from dysfunction’s sin. (Submitted for Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge: Lit from Within.)

Photo A Week: Things With Wings

December 2, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Six feet across, spread the heron’s wingsgreat, grey appendages in slow flight Some wings are camouflaged, propelinsect bodies who hover within sight. A Monarch’s wings are stained-glass delicatewith each flutter, sprinkle fantasies of delight. (For Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week challenge: things with wings.)

Blue Is More Than Melancholy

November 25, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Blue is longing,for summer lakesand clear skies –a promise of forever It is the subtle hueof whimsical magicon wings that fly Blue is tuxedo perfectiona gift wrapped in perpetualsong, iridescent delight. (Submitted for Nancy Merrill’s, A Photo a Week Challenge: blue)

Photo a Week: Bridges

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

The gap between the life I’d envisioned and this current reality is widening… I need a bridge – not a short, low one, but a large, expansive bridge to carry all my wishes, to facilitate movement of passing ideals, allow for traffic flow. Or a bridge to slow me down, dialled in to the sun’s […]

Photo A Week: Through Glass

October 21, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A window seat at the Mill Street Pub in Ottawa allots a new of the river, and the season’s finest. I think I found the place where angels store their wings. (For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: Through glass.)

Looking for Perspective

We are definitely in the throes of transition – the house is for sale, we can’t commit to a rental unit until we have a closing date, and so, everything is uncertainty at the moment. We clutch at hopeful signs only to be disappointed. The couple who spent over an hour during the Open House […]

The Moment is Now

Evening light casts a hopeful glowA gentle summer breeze harmonizesshadows fascinate, stretching into mystery My breathing, shallow, betrays the moodUncertainty an unforgiving foe –soul whispers a prayer of longing A swarm of winged insects dance where walnut branches part undaunted by ensuing dark My wings, folded in doubt’s wake,weigh heavily on anticipation –a learned habit of […]