Natural Beauty
Still Life: Seashells with Shellac on a Paper Bag.
Reflections on an open mind, a growth mindset and an open heart. An open heart is the hardest.
This haiku is for every extraordinary woman who sometimes needs affirmation.
A poem by Gordon Parks speaks of curiosity, wonder, celebration of life and nature, and the awesome, simple, dead-on-target mindfulness of children.
A peaceful picture of simple pleasures painted with words and images from a friend in Round Top, Texas.
Hell on wheels, my observations from driving the grocery store go-cart after foot surgery.
I have an overwhelming desire to think about nothing, talk about nothing, do nothing. Perhaps this mindlessness / mental exhaustion is a cousin of meditation. Maybe I’m on the way to “empty mind meditation” or mental silence that will declutter my brain and bring on a state of nirvana.
Although every day should be Earth Day, it’s cool that we have a day to heighten awareness and reflect on doing a better job caring for our world. Checking on the Earth Day happenings at EarthDay.org, I found that one of the ongoing ecological campaigns…
A vignette in the produce section inspired a poem about dads and daughters.
A deepening interest in photography and following certain blogs has me seeing things differently these days.
Gorgeous fall colors and a mountain landscape – so easy to create a haiku from that inspiration!
An evening walk, camera in hand, through the Place Victor Hugo roundabout in Paris. Rush hour has never been so fascinating.
A change of scenery brings mountain wildflowers, a fire in the fireplace and a haiku about the mesmerizing nature of flames.
A digital postcard from Glover Gardens with scarlet Lord Baltimore blooms.
