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Debbies Six Word Saturday It’s time for laying speckled eggs

And I’ll bury my soul in a scrapbook, with the photographs there and the moss. From, “Take This Waltz” by Leonard Cohen Polar Dark When summers brushed our skin and winters pulled us close, sun and snow shone sparkly and clean, servants of love’s season. When autumn stayed, dysfunctional limbo, a gloom of weighing and…

Beautiful sculptures and artworks in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Gallery: Sculptures and Artworks

Lens-Artists:  What’s In A Garden? A Garden Of Pure Delight

Lens-Artists:  What’s In A Garden? A Garden Of Pure Delight

Marrakech is a tapestry of Moorish palaces, towering mosques, and vibrant local life which exists on the edge of the Sahara Desert. But it’s not just a destination; it’s an experience that starts from the moment you step off the plane and feel that warm Moroccan sun on your face. If you’re a fan of art and…

I’ve seen several swallowtail butterflies this summer. This one was the first to stay still long enough for me to photograph. SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY

Another odd week. Sun, rain, fog, cloud, mizzle, thunder and lightning!  Midweek I had a spurt of energy and decided to clear away the rampant hardy geraniums that were spreading all over the ‘Lost Willow Bed’. Underneath Cyclamen hederifolium were attempting to flower. I am sure they will appreciate having some light! At the same…

On Stearns Wharf (August 2023) Last August, my partner and I had an extended weekend in Santa Barbara. We visited to celebrate my partner’s birthday, and we spent a few nights exploring this coastal city in central California. Our visit was short and packed, but fun overall, as it was also a way to get…

Walk up this beautiful alleyso fragrant, fulsome and vivid,washed with umber and white-lime wallsas marigolds and cyclamens bloom. The steps are worn and warm as well,as we weave around the village,and then eventually we’re here.The vistas are magnificent;we look out to see for many milesand we wish we could stay forever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Image credit: Sig- Sigmund @ Unsplash…

The Art Nouveau Wonders of Subotica. June 2021. It was a warm late afternoon when Sladja and I arrived in the Serbian city of Subotica. The bus from Belgrade took just under three hours, while from the station we immediately set off on a walking route to find our Airbnb apartment. I’d read that Subotica…

Having brought an end, of sorts, to my four week run of posts about the two big charity events of 1985 and 2005 it is time to return to my usual pattern. So it is back to a five song post on a theme of my choosing. But what should it be? As the Olympic…

Hello, Readers. It’s my pleasure to host Day 6 of Elizabeth Gauffreau’s Simple Pleasures Blog Tour. I’ve known Liz for several years in Blogger Land, and perhaps we will meet some day in person. She is a generous, caring person who writes the most thoughtful, wonderful reviews. I’ve read though Simple Pleasures, and I plan…

“Everything will be alright in the end, and if it is not alright, it is not the end.” – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Months ago, when I signed Mr. D up for his very first summer camp (rock climbing, in case it matters), I assumed that it would start at the same time as…

De bloemen zijn meestal blauw, maar kunnen ook roze of wit zijn. Ze hebben een straalvormige structuur en openen zich vaak in de ochtend, om later op de dag weer te sluiten. Wilde cichorei

Good day, and welcome to this week’s edition of NTT. My sincerest thanks to everyone for another fantastic edition last week. You never cease to amaze me with your talents. It truly is an honor to see your words paired with these humble images. You truly bring them to life. Thank you. With that, I…

“Nature poets can’t walk across the yard without tripping over an epiphany.” ~ Christian Wiman  ~ ~ ~ ~ I’m about to fly back to Virginia but couldn’t resist this Lens Artists challenge from Ann-Christine called What’s in a Garden? I love flowers and gardens. They bring me great joy to visit, photograph, and tend. I…

Ponder a squirrel who is Eager to be a bird, thus Tempted to give up a part of himself Enough to accept a dragonfly’s magic while Yearning to be like his best bird friends. Linked with the Squirrely Tale

What is a word you feel that too many people use? Like!! – has become ubiquitous! It has become an oxymoronic adjective. It has, like, become, like, so irritating. “Like when I say, I like something, but y’know I wasn’t like, sure, like, how to take her comment.” Ahhhh. Test Yourself Can you go for…

I never tire of visiting the the Eric Carle Museum, because every visit has something new and exciting.  Yes, every visit. I had no idea his favorite color was yellow. No wonder he has created so many suns. This is the first photo I have seen with the Very Hungry Caterpillar perched on Eric Carle’s…

This malaisethis undeniable melancholyproduct of isolation…of an unreliable mind What shadows awaken me?a flash of car beamsor something more sinister? Illness heightens sensitivityI am set on ‘wired’ –Internally running,externally frozen Sleep will not returnI don bravadocall out the ghosts“Show yourself!” Nothing.Now I am raging –“Who dares to disrupt slumberthen cowers in corners?” Shadows grow eyesand…

Strolling the cruise ship deck during the golden hour and at night creates memorable moments. I never tire of watching the sun dip below the horizon or the sight of moonlight reflecting upon the ocean. I rearranged images from my portable hard drives to my Network Attached Storage drive and found some cell phone pictures…

To see takes time… —Georgia O’Keefe Seeing is one of my obsessions. Not in the strict sense—although I place a high value on my vision—but rather in a more intuitive, artistic sense, to notice and to explore what is not always apparent. All around my yard, there are creatures living their own lives, trying to…

It’s almost unbelievable that grandson Ben, who at the age of four had two brain surgeries and a third surgery at the age of five, is now in high school. Diagnosed just before his fourth birthday with a dural arteriovenous fistula (a vascular abnormality in the brain), he was declared officially cured after the third…

Vielen Dank an meine Zuhörer. Ich beende hier mit dem Bild von Max Kurzweil diesen Blog. Ich bin so entspannt wie Max Kurzweil hier seine Frau gemalt hat. Wenn ich einen neuen Blog starten sollte, dann werde ich euch das wissen lassen. Ciao > history > ganz nach unten scrollen

polished by years well-traveled milestones— tended clay pots, bloom * In reply to Sadje’s #Whatdoyousee 249 – August 12, 2024 Clay Pots – Haiku 2024 #WDYS

When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety; if I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me, and without pain. From this I understand that what I want also wants me, is looking for me and attracting me. There is…

The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had a friendly rivalry, with the Beatles targeting a slightly different market. Fans are invited to share their favorite band in the comments. The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun” and The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” tracks are featured. The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones: Which Band Reigns Supreme?