A Dog Knows

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

A trip to the river never fails to surprise –this dog with life-jacket caught my eyes. Ready, he was, to set off downstream,happily dependent on his human team. (Lens-Artists have left their weekly challenge open – the perfect chance to share this sweet photo story with you.) Advertisements

Weekend Angles

July 3, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Summer cruising reveals many angles – front yard sales – what’s used is new again. Lakeside patios – the best of the season –good food, and live entertainment too. (For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: lines angles.)

To Brighten Your Day

November 29, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Remember lush days,pops of purple in summer’sblessed vibrancy? (For Cee’s Flower of the Day. We are on the road right now, no guarantee of photos, so I’m submitting this one from brighter days.)

Photo a Week: Ready…

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

Set…Go! Ready, set, go: I miss summer already! Thank you to Nancy Merrill for this week’s photo challenge: Ready, set, action.

Kettle Point

July 19, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

The shores of Lake Huron hold many memories for both Ric and I. He grew up in a small community just outside of Sarnia, Ontario, where the Bluewater Bridge crosses over to Port Huron, Michigan. My family spent many summers cottaging in the area, and my parents retired to the lake. Lake Huron is said […]

In the Neighbourhood

June 28, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

It is the first official week of summer, although steamy weather set in last month. Today there is a break in the humidity, so Ric and I decide to explore local nature. We’ve come to the Strathroy Conservation Area, along the Sydenham River. Recent rains have flooded much of the grounds, so we stick to […]

Baby Turns Two

May 31, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Two years ago my husband was just released from the hospital following triple bypass surgery, my daughter’s mother-in-law fell down their stairs resulting in a concussion, and our third granddaughter was born. It was a chaotic time. Now, I am happy to report, all are well, and the little one is more than thriving. We […]

Utterly Redonculous

Looking for a rock at present, preferably a boulder, might dig myself a cave and await resurrection sacrilegious, I know, but the tasks are overwhelming and the words – just too much! I mean, eleutheromania? The mere utterance enough to make me run for cover and now I am to believe that pulchritrudinous equates with […]

Existence

Isolated, insulated, ignored – islands we are not – relationships define us – we dance, weave, intertwine stories grown from love, struggle, encounters Yearning for love’s reciprocity innate – to delight in discovery, sludge through pain, emerge stronger markers of existence. (Revisiting older pieces with a new eye. Existence first appeared July 2013.)

Be Poetic

Woman who would picture home an icy decay is soon broken, a fated fool, she is always child. Look how young laugh, no secret to it, live like the sky, his day delicious. Cite brilliant poetry from gold air, shred time, post-needs cake, naked thrush. (Friday’s I consult magnetic poetry online for my inspiration.)

One Woman's Quest II

Tag: summer