Interesting Signs

July 1, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(Store signs from Stratford, Ontario for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Store Front Signs.)

Black and White Signs

September 10, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Hard not to take some signs literally –clearly reflecting one’s current state I prefer signs that lead me to mysteriousor more rewarding destinations – “Signs, signs, everywhere a sign,” the song says,hope you find your sign today…. (for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: signs.)

Friday Follies: Or Else!

March 29, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.

Friday Follies (Rated R?)

January 18, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My husband doesn’t see the humour in this, but where I’m from signs warn: Bump Ahead. A ‘speed hump’ is a ‘quickie’. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Posted for Friday Follies, hosted by Proscenium.

Friday Follies

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

No arguments here! Although apparently some people need further warning: Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.)

Friday Follies

November 17, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This photograph was taken at a bird sanctuary in Texas. Proscenium is hosting Friday Follies, which despite the name, is open for submissions all week long.

Ah, Irony

September 14, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Jazz, from Steps and Pauses sent me this sign, taken in Uncertain, Texas, a place she says is worthy of a visit: I would think they have a rather large following. I spotted this sign, and well…I think the ironies speak for themselves: The black squirrel (featured) thought he had cleverly outrun his assailant – a raging […]

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 […]

Writing Class #4

March 27, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

(As a final prompt for the writing class I am enrolled in, we are asked to think about signposts along the way. This is my entry.) The Tour Guide I take a seat at the back of the open wagon, and wait with a handful of others for the tour to begin. The country air […]

Is It Just Me?

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

The absurdity of some things just make me smile. Is it just me? He’s got the pose down pat. Ric wanted to know if the AW Pottery is expanding: This one just makes me smile. Who needs to spend a lot of money on entertainment? Hope your day is full of smiles.

Melding

I have venturedinto your atmosphereslipped my skinyour skinand discovereda universethoughtsemotionsbeliefsblendinginto a physical danceof light and shadownuances of colourdelineating life At our corewe are lightleaning into mysterycellular interpretationsof a symphonywe cannot hear Compassion extendedmind alteredwe meld. (Melding first appeared here June, 2020. Image my own)

Priorities

Supper dishes abandoned,we cruise the backroads,destination: river’s edge A muskrat creates ripplesdistorting mirror imagesdisappears into murky unknown A canoe glides by, occupant a silhouettein the golden sun’s descent We linger in the warmthof the fading glow, celebratingsummer’s gracious moments. (Image my own)

Grains

There are shores that remainever-etched upon my heart –emotional tides that tugand carry me, currentsof past revelations – I remember drowningin the swells of lonelinessalways the outsider, the grainsof this sentimentalitystill shredding my adult soul. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)