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This week, Anne at Lens-Artists invites us to explore the shoreline. The seashore in particular, is one of Bria’s favourite places … … and she loves exploring the sands between the crumbling WW2 defences … … sniffing the sea air while watching the waves roll in … … and retrieving pieces of driftwood to run…

This beautiful blue flower lines the roadsides and lanes all summer here, and one single plant has established itself right in the middle of our meadow… Chicory – Cichorium intybus It is a bit too far in for me to photograph it properly, so the rest of my photos are from just beyond the […]…

The wind is out the front. It does not knock. It does not ring the bell. But it rattles and hammers the windows and doors. “Let me in ! Let me in !” cries the wolf wind over and over. But will I weaken? Cave in? Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin…

I am using Becky’s September Square Challenge with the theme of Seven  to revisit those precious times we spent as a family exploring the beauties of Cornwall, seven years ago.  As squares, of course. One of my favourite photos of that time is this one of the two cousins meeting for the first time. Lorenzo…

Copyright ©2024 Deborah M. Zajac. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PLEASE DO NOT USE MY IMAGES WITHOUT EXPRESSED WRITTEN PERMISSION. Going back to my Spring trip to Ohio for these images. The American Redstart male. He’s a Warbler. I’m on the edge of it’s range. If only one or two would stray a bit further west I…

The Northern Lights recently paid a visit to the Okanagan Valley. I was surprised to see such bright and colourful lights this far south but the sun is coming to the end of an 11-year cycle where huge solar storms are bombarding the Earth with extreme amounts of energy that is manifesting as unusually strong,…

Anne is this week’s host for the Lens-Artists Shorelines of South Africa Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #314 Shorelines

Welcome to a new feature of Story Chat Year Three – Tips/Author Shop Talk. This month our Tips Feature author is Diana Peach. At last count, she had published more than 20 titles in a variety of genres. Her blog is Myths of the Mirror. Diana started last month as one of our wonderful authors.…

I’ve mentioned this several times before on this publication’s pages, and I’ll say it again: Smartphone cameras are perfect for those who enjoy documenting the world around them but can’t be bothered with cameras that have all sorts of settings requiring adjustment. They also are perfect for those who would be up shit’s creek trying…

Stretchers and body bagsMen in fire suitsstepping over the debristheir load light, macabre Images charred into my psyche –four cousins deadthe eldest tenIt was 1968 Now, we stand at an adjacent gravethe children’s headstone an open book –frozen in time – so many chapters unwritten-the grief has not lessened We’ve gathered to bury an uncleyoungest…

Most people who write books do not need to be introduced to Sally Cronin. Sally supports Indy authors and does a terrific job helping authors get noticed. Her blog is the one place that every author should visit. In addition to helping her fellow authors with reviews, promotions, and support, she is a talented […]…

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” – Mark Twain I saw this gas station sign and it reminded me of a story from many years ago. The house next door to mine used to be a…

Views of the Petronas Twin Towers (January 2024) — Rebecca Postcard: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This post is part of a series called Thankful Thursday, where I list some things to feel thankful for. To some extent, focusing on what is wrong appears to come naturally to most people, who often complain, complain, complain when they get together with family and friends. (I’m no exception, that’s for sure.) So focusing…

Spun Sticky drops of spin spin centrifuge of deceit distilled to juju toxins; cut, powdered, pressed, pilled pushed through professional pads dealt on dark nets. Mirages, tasty pumped placebos, candyflossing brains with webs, while mad rulers fiddle us dizzy stuck shells, scrambled scribes of tell. OO OO OO OO OO Top image, “The Candyfloss Sky,”…

Thanks to Dave who published this on TurnTable Talk. This time the subject was more of rock’s arty album covers…well of course I had to pick this one. I’ll never forget buying the Sgt Pepper album. I bought it in 1977, 10 years after it was released, and I played it constantly. I remember opening it and…

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20240319 snow and sky along the South Fork

I see people doing these daily prompts and I thought I would maybe do one or two when I felt like it – who knows it might even be a new obsession. This was the question posed today – what is my ideal home? When I think of this I think of something small, warm,…

It’s always fun to explore somewhere new, so we woke with excited anticipation in readiness for our early morning Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport.  With a flight time of just 1 hour 45 minutes we were touching down at 10.45 a.m. local time. With Scandinavian efficiency, we passed through immigration and…

Delight In Waking UpBelieve in the goodness of your soul.Acknowledge how well it has guided you.And yet know that you will fall asleep along the way.When you sleep,Take no delight in blaming yourself.Take delight in waking yourself up once more.Self blame is the deepest injury,The deepest sleep of all.Wake yourself up with gentle affection.~ by…

Forces of Nature The little girl spins—“I’m bizzzzy,” she laughs, a sunshine face, lightshoots from her as she twirls, hits us with pure energy,the forceof lovefor our children, what we could do with it,power that could fuela planet, if only. A quadrille for dVerse. The prompt word is “spin.” A fond memory of our daughter…

Hello and welcome to the first NTT of September! Autumn is rapidly approaching. Cool days, cooler nights and crisp air. I, for one, cannot wait! Thank you for another grand slam week of posts! As always, there were a ton, and they were all killer. It was actually a record – 50 posts! 😲👍👍 Without…

What is Reality? Embark on a journey through the realms of reality. Uncover the historical beliefs and scientific progress that have shaped our modern understanding. What is Reality? What is Nothingness?

I didn’t manage to post my Tanka Tuesday poems last week due to the fact I arrived home from a weekend away to a medical emergency with my aunt. Her son arrived from the USA on Saturday and we are making arrangements for her to move to a retirement village where she can get the…

When I read Kerfe’s Oracle poem, there seemed to be another parallel poem running alongside. I didn’t have time to jot it down, and I’ve lost it now. It’s running somewhere out of reach. I did get another poem though, inspired directly by Kerfe’s poem Call your spirit back that you can read here. Voyage…

no-theme-thursday #shades of change…#

Just as Smitty expected, their destination was quickly coming up over the horizon.  The fleeting glimpse of solid land, Milne Bay, New Guinea was only a short stopover for water (such a disappointment) and they continued their cruise north.  The 11th Airborne Division came upon the humming waterfront of ships manipulating to unload troops, supplies and equipment…

harvesting the best in worldly stone; its builder— The cornerstone * Built by an unknown architect (according to some experts), the Basilica of Saint Andrew (Sant’Andrea) in Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy (1224 A.D.), boasts one of the most elaborate and posh façades in Northern Italy. It features a blend of construction materials: green stone sourced from…

You are beautiful.You have meaning,You have purpose,You have depth,You have an explanation. You are beautiful.You are an attraction,You are an expansion,You are for exploration,You are for continuation. You are beautiful.You are inception,You are  perception,You are conception,You are for termination. You are beautiful.You break shell, You make the universe,You make changes,You make beautiful. You are beautiful.You…

You are beautiful.You have meaning,You have purpose,You have depth,You have an explanation. You are beautiful.You are an attraction,You are an expansion,You are for exploration,You are for continuation. You are beautiful.You are inception,You are  perception,You are conception,You are for termination. You are beautiful.You break shell, You make the universe,You make changes,You make beautiful. You are beautiful.You…

(Image AI-generated on videoexpress.ai) I’m thrilled to share that my poem, “Black Dragon,” has been published today on Gobblers & Masticadores. Thank you, Manuela Timofte, for publishing it! Please visit Gobblers and show them your support. Thanks! Black Dragon by Dawn Pisturino My muse is a black dragon Blotting out the sun As he flies…