Poetry Old and New: Many Sources of Inspiration
Welcome to Poetry Friday. If you want to know what Poetry Friday is, check this article by Children’s author, Renee M La Tulippe, on her page at Water, No River. This week has been better with focusing on optimism. I drew inspiration from nature as the ice and snow thaw, preparing to give way to…
Silent Sunday: Excellent Edinburgh
What is Silent Sunday? It is a regular post (since May 2017) on my blog that consists only of my photography based on a theme of my choice. This spring, I am featuring travel by using the alphabet to narrow my choices. Usually, there is no text except for the captions. Thanks for stopping by!
Poetry Friday: Keeping it Short (kind of)
I’m keeping things short this week, since I’m lacking motivation and optimism. Part of my problem, I think, is that I’ve elected to read some pretty heavy stuff lately. I bought a poetry book called Milk and Honey (2015) in the bookstore on St. Thomas. It attracted me for the simplicity of the cover, the…
Silent Sunday: Dublin Days
Silent Sunday is a long standing part of my WordPress blog that features my own photography on a theme of my choice each week (most weeks). This year, I’ve brought it back, after a couple years of not offering it. The theme I’ve chosen this year is travel, and I’m using an alphbetized organizational pattern….
Back to Business: Poetry Friday
We arrived back from St. Thomas on Tuesday night and home on Wednesday after sleeping at our park and fly hotel in Minnesota. Our trip this year was 3 weeks long, one week shorter than last year. We found that two and a half to three weeks is our sweet spot. Both my husband and…
Silent Sunday: Caribbean Scenes
Silent Sunday: Beautiful Beaches
New Haiku
Despite saying no poetry on vacation, I wrote these… tropical breezessoothing my icy old soullife continues here calm azure waterskites carrying cares awaytropical healing Hanging Hemlocks pathTramping through snow-laden woodsShow slivers of sun My blog is under reconstruction. Please bear with me as it takes on my words. Thank you!
Silent Sunday: January’s Starting the Alphabet With Acadia
Silent Sunday returns for 2026. What is Silent Sunday? Years ago, I posted only photographs from my archives once a week on Sunday. While these photos are captioned, there is no other text; just beautiful scenes to look at. I decided to bring Silent Sunday back because I miss posting my photos, and it was…