I enjoy a bit of time gardening, but don’t like to have to “work” in the garden. I prefer to plant perennials that come up year after year, require little maintenance and attract wildlife. This allows me to spend more time enjoying my garden and less time obsessing over it. I just wish the weedsContinue reading “Garden”
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Two Rectangles
Double doors containing double rectangular windows and bonus matching rectangles within: A colonial kitchen window with rectangular glass shutters: Lifted draw bridge reveals identical rectangular patterns for each side of the street: A colonial house models a small vertical rectangle and long horizontal rectangle: Rectangular perspectives of train bridge above and covered bridge below: Lens-ArtistsContinue reading “Two Rectangles”
Urban Seats
Sometimesthe city callsJust a spoonful I needto bring forth a fresh perspective A change Off to the urban streetsFreed from suburban boxfor some lively city bustleI watch Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Perspective by Gerry C. and Sue W. Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #369 – Spoonful. “This weekend your challenge is to write a poem or a piece ofContinue reading “Urban Seats”
Take Me Away
My evening prayer is made into a satellite transmitter. It is the same every night, except Sundays. On Sunday night, I hike to the top of Mount Mitchell and wait… I have done this without fail for the last 500 weeks. Last night (a Saturday) was prayer number 3,000, and the only variation was theContinue reading “Take Me Away”
Night Train
On the night train there is no hoot hoot hoot hoot of the barred owl or the chirp chirp chirp of cricket stridulation. There is only the rhythmic cha, cha, cha of the wheels on the track. The hypnotic tempo, combined with the undulating motion of the train, gently lulls me to sleep. I doContinue reading “Night Train”
Laughing Gull
A groggy early morning stroll on the beach Roused by a cacophony of maniacal laughterAlmost as good as a cup of morning coffee I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXIX. Photos taken at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina during spring season.
A Haibun: Spirit of Summer
I am loving the long, balmy days as we approach the Summer Solstice. I have picked the first cucumber from my garden and the few blueberries that the birds were kind enough to leave for me. I am taking almost daily trips to parks and gardens – staying local as I await the arrival ofContinue reading “A Haibun: Spirit of Summer”
Sunrise to Sunset
I rise with sun… And play in the garden… Sniffing a flower or two… I picnic with a goose… Then rest among the trees… Before sailing off into the sunset… For Terri’s Sunday Stills: Your Daily Dose of Sunrise and Sunset
Sunday Drive
A peaceful retreat behind the wheelLulled by the soft hum of the open roadNo death grip highway rush todayCountry roads bypass urban sprawl Lined by hayfields and corn rows Opening to green pasturesThe road plays hide and seek over peaks and into valleysAs it winds through foothills of the large mountains Which seem to exist for the soleContinue reading “Sunday Drive”
Artistic Seats
Once a sleepy little townGrew tired of bricks red and brownTheir drab and dreary paved walkwaysNo place to sit on a pleasant dayRevitalization was the ticketArtwork placed on exhibitA setting to rest tired feetPerched upon artistic seats Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge – Week 24 Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Sleep
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