#SenHai Saturday – 1/17/26 stellar nurseries cradled in scarlet stardust blushing stars guilty galas in the sky solar flares paint sunburnt hues cosmic call ignites SenHai Saturday #35 Susi's prompt - Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This image is of two red nebulae…

The Short of It Publication – My Poetry Many thanks to Susi Bocks at I Write Her for publishing my poetry, as part of her The Short of It project. Sultry Summer Kiss another sun-salted dayshoeless in the naked sanddonning a wide-brim straw hatsmooching kept secret My Quest for True Love as time…

Emotional listening intentionally lost shut out the judgmental din broken trust lingers Reena’s Xploration Challenge #413 Reena's prompt - How many barriers are there to listening? I’ve dealt with this topic in Communication training sessions umpteen times. A Reddit post threw a new perspective on…

The Great Divide once upon a time I dressed in my best pretty pinks in spring summer, my best greens amber-gold in fall my winter whites glowed strong and sturdy, me a respected tree til my last farewell calming by nature chaos by mankind Throwback Nov. 22. 21 featured image – personal photo was…

Exploring the Mind: A Unique Vessel of Thoughts in theory the mind indeed, a unique vessel where positives and negatives flow transport thoughts to faraway places some like a neon sign some like ghosts of the past some dwell in forgotten dreams thoughts both gentle and wise nasty yet delightful…

#Easy Peasy writes – 1/14/26 embrace winter's glow chase wishes in gala skies adventure conspires  2025 edition of Sunflower Tanka has published. You will find the book available in print, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited. Find the 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology on Amazon.com. Unless stated, all…

Wordless Wednesday The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life. ~ The Call of the Wild by Jack London Wordless Wednesday is a simple blog post featuring a photo that conveys a message that speaks for itself without using words. I, for one, has been known…

Four flowers on Amarylis main stem.

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#BlueSkyMonday Monday morning? Pink it 💙❤️✌️ Have a good start to the week 💫

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Clearly misunderstood alone together tomorrow's journey reborn defined intentions reveal deafening silence today's old news ungathered only a wise fool believes life is factual magic realism #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 47, Oxymoron, 01/13/2026 Robbie Cheadle is hosting this week's Tanka…

Winter holds promise Prompt image the long road travelled where darkness creeps in shadows emptiness within silver-haired trees hold secrets morrows lullaby til spring A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience. ~ The Professor at the Breakfast Table by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.…

Awww Mondays “Some say owls carry within them the souls of those who in life never had a name, a place or a purpose, and were cast out to wander alone. Some say their stained-glass eyes are windows into other worlds.” ― Benjamin Myers, Cuddy Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays…

Another oil pastel over watercolour, this time with ink drawing over the top (see alt text). #art #chrysanthemums #oilpastel

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Bird of paradise June 19th 2024

#SenHai Saturday – 1/10/26 where secrets are spells voices weave through autumn leaves echoes proud now hushed memories reveal a storied place forgotten timeless grace survives SenHai Saturday #34 Tanya Barrow – Unsplash.com Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! The…

Just one more pastel flower painting for now. A carnation and freesia painting with a couple of anenomes and some ivy plus a shell that has been in several artworks. This one dates from the millenium and is on someone else's wall. See alt txt. #pastel #flowers #millenium

By-and-By overgrown future yet time unfolds the journey let tomorrow sway Reena’s Xploration Challenge #412 Reena's prompt - Here are lines from two different poets to inspire you. Choose any one, internalize it and write from the point where it takes you. We climb, one breath, one step at a…

Home Sweet Home this old house, its lights dim with each passing day, aging bones creak and yawn, while seduced by a patinaed facade Oh, the stories, their essence drifts like the aroma of freshly baked bread warming the cockles of one’s heart nestled where quaint meets cozy, its cherished charm…

Togetherness the lounge abuzz with cheer gleeful giggle snorts shared stories of laughter unfold cups held high, rhythmic pulses beyond the gate, life transforms. a moment of epiphany takes place, souls bonding through joy, through pain the portal to greatness vibrant. days of the way we were I…

#Easy Peasy Writes – 1/7/26 earthly residents hidden are well-kept secrets fungus amongst us Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

Wordless Wednesday If you need something to worship, then worship life — all life, every last crawling bit of it! We're all in this beauty together ~ Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Wordless Wednesday is a simple blog post featuring a photo that conveys a message that speaks for itself without using…

Embracing New Beginnings with every whisper promise conspires with cosmos life's journey pulsates heartbeats escape dark shadows reaching for joyful dawning May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks. ~ The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien soar as the wind blows laugh…

Heartfelt Moments in Life across faraway lands away from comforts of home so let the phone ring! hellos and giggles anxious hearts entwined in earnest the elephant in the room met with mindfulness every moment lost regained What do you see #322- 5th January 2026 Image credit; Eirik…

Awww Mondays “Inch by inch it's all a cinch, by the yard it's hard. Go for it -- no matter how slow or long the process seems at first.” ― Mardi Ballou Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

#SenHai Saturday – 1/3/26 James Lee – Unsplash.com a leggy trio congregate on liquid glass friendships in nature departing winter sea shore friends reconvene life's pulse ebbs and flows SenHai Saturday #33 This image shows three birds with long, pointed beaks, their long legs immersed in a body of…

Hope’s Medley to explore hope is life’s imagined purpose turn a deaf ear to negativism empower the positive embrace the dawning cuddle the moon sing to the stars forever hope Throwback - Nov. 20, 21 Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

#Haiku – 1/1/26 Jan 1-4 winter guise gelid cold winds bite wheat sprouts under snow Jan 5-9 parsley flourishes clear crisp days winter's breath lingers Jan 10-14 winter's promise stilled beneath springs thaw in ripples sunrise all aglow Jan 15-19 winter morn splendid silence broken in woodlands…

Embracing New Beginnings today, the last day of 2025 another chapter in life where time bends nil are ironclad dreams twists and turns enhance maybe diminish expectations yet, we cling to hope as the old year bows to new beginnings Happy New Year! “Any new beginning is forged from the shards of…

#Easy Peasy Writes – 12/31/25 winter's night reveals promise of where dreams play and dwell where time bends there's hope  2025 edition of Sunflower Tanka has published. You will find the book available in print, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited. Find the 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology on Amazon.com.…

Achievable perspectives why should I bother with New Year's Resolutions the effort fleeting I bid the old year goodbye and welcome the new with hope “We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to…

Dreams questioned life's future awaits through travels we embrace dreams from the moon's cradle infinite visions silenced echoes heard through veils of gray mind games interrupt meddling in life's tapestries the clock ticks backward memories once thought were true left behind in phantom worlds…

Awww Mondays “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ― Edith Sitwell Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the…

#SenHai Saturday – 12/28/25 Haiku soft voices murmur we rise and set with the sun in memoriam Senryu we walk in visions where spirits and truth collide pulses drift with time SenHai Saturday prompt image Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! The image, as described by the…

Good riddance clutter belongs elsewhere unload life’s busy-ness set your inner core free hodgepodge Throwback - Good riddance - Nov. 26, 2021 Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

Merry Christmas to all who believe I for one believe Santa, a rosy-cheeked and jolly old soul travels hither and yon delivering gifts to children. It was a frosty winter's night blustery winds uncaring Santa's sleigh runs amok a rooftop crash landing down the chimney Santa falls our ruthless and…

#Easy Peasy Writes – 12/24/25 tapestry of stars enchanting when time bends winter's breath lingers Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

Christmas, a state of mind Christmas remembered cinnamon whispers pamper delectable hugs embrace dreams of festive cheer Yuletide spreads comfort and joy #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 44, Holidays, 12/23/2025 Today's Tanka Tuesday is being hosted by Robbie Cheadle. In anticipation of…

Life’s medleys in this world's circus different strokes for different folks rhythms unfurling uniqueness in every pulse life's dance of cultural glee What do you see # 320- 22nd December’25 Image Credit; Tanya Barrow @ Unsplash This image shows a circus tent, with silhouettes of animals in shadow-…

Awww Mondays “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.”― Laura Ingalls Wilder Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are…

#SenHai Saturday – 12/20/25 Andrei R. Popescu – Unsplash.com curious eyes dreaming of mischief nature's child playful jester chatters and frolics gentle autumn fades SenHai Saturday Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This image depicts a young brown monkey eating food.…

A hearty dose of comfort a new year awaits gently life stirs memories add a dash of love tender squash beans and cabbage a recipe for the soul simmered slow and low pinches of hope and promise ideas unfurl gather up the ungathered we choose to let life happen Reena’s Xploration Challenge #411 Here…

Wisdom shared is wisdom learned wisdom reason and sense shared among young and old common bonds beyond existence sageness Throwback - Wisdom shared is wisdom learned - Dec. 1, 2021 Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

The Magic of Nature: Seasons of Hope in nature, I find my way yesteryears gone, futures filled with hope as a service to myself, I hug every moment my thoughts stitched in rich tapestries, stunning fusions of harmonious hues in nature's flow nary a bloom shunned or succumbed to nothingness the…

#Easy Peasy Writes – 12/17/25 winter shows her sparkly side nature's crystalline patterns spin and twirl the dance of life moments in time soar Dodoitsu The Dodoitsu is a fixed folk song form of Japanese origin and is often about love or humor. It has 26 syllables made of four lines of 7, 7, 7, 5…

Lost and forgotten lonely I feel forgotten memories of laughter silenced unsaid words I long to hear empty is my soul shushed is my sadness snowflakes stilled in winter's chill lost is my being “Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.”― May Sarton #TankaTuesday Poetry…

Seeking peace through nature across distant lands fates woven in threads of time emotions journey beyond cast shadows of grief we thrive in nature's embrace winter drapes silence curious nuthatch watchful peace wakes with dawning What do you see # 319- 15th December 2025 Image credit; Heino Eisner…