california fires

and then

a snowy white egret

all night the warmth of its glow pink moon

Met with JRuppStudio yesterday and brainstormed through the night. He left me with a gift of one of his early works.  Beautiful, evocative, deeply resonates.  Thank you, Justin!

fallen sky

mending the pain

one piece

at a time

http://www.jruppstudio.com/

Photo A Day - April - Transport

               ...drink up me hearties!

tall ship festival

a pirate with an eye patch

winks at me

Photo a Day - April - Transport

Someone's got to transport all that water...

cooling off

filling up the day

with ocean

meditation

a bluejay flies

into my morning

NaHaiWriMo

March 7 - March 11

...catchup...it's been one of those weeks

#7 status

retirement

mother outliving
her IRA

#8 lines

visit with mom
a few more lines on her face
mine deeper

#9 salt

nursing home
at every meal mother complains
of no salt

#10 erosion

again mother asks
if dad is still alive
dementia

#11 new moon

every day
a new moon
hospice

NaHaiWriMo
Feb 27  -  garage

back then

dad seemed so much taller

moon illusion

NaHaiWriMo
Feb 24  -  bathroom

visions
of a past life
this old tub

repost from Ink, Sweat & Tears 2009

NaHaiWriMo
Feb 21 - turquoise

full moon

the house next door

so bright

...for Mrs. Hadley

NaHaiWriMo
Feb 20 - white

faded moon

with his last breath

he tells me of 

a white light

NaHaiWriMo
Feb 19  -  blue

break in the storm

beyond the clouds

nothing but sky

NaHaiWriMo
Feb 16  -  red

summer camp

trying to braid my cousins'

wild red hair

clear winter day

me and a snowy white egret

out for a walk

Small Stone - Jan 31

The last day of the month, the last small stone…for now.  Happy to have read so many wonderful thoughts from around the world.  Thanks to all for sharing!

one more

for the road

last dance

Once again, thank you, Fiona and Kaspa!

Small Stone  -  Jan 30

snowy egret

do you know

how beautiful

you are

Small Stone - Jan 29

sundown

between each ripple

I exhale the day

Small Stone - Jan 28

just a passing thought...

cool hand luke

how I miss

paul newman's eyes

he would have turned 88 on Januray 26th. 

Small Stone - Jan 27

forecast – snow

in the mountains

as the sun

quietly slips

into the harbour

Small Stone - Jan 26

Once we got onto Interstate 5 this morning it took almost an hour to go eight miles.  As soon as we slowed down to a stop I checked SigAlert and saw that there was an accident only a few miles away so we continued to bear it out.  All the ramps were jammed with cars trying to get off the freeway, which caused everyone to slow down even more when those cars got back on the freeway at the next ramp.  Several near-miss accidents almost occurred as most drivers were now on their cell phones.  I wasn’t driving so I rolled the window down and took pictures of anything interesting and a few angry people.  Then, I looked up.

trafficjam

overhead, a flock of seagulls

circling 

Small Stones - Jan 25

This morning I felt the presence of my grandmother, the grandmother I never knew.  I wondered if she was aware that her daughter was not well, and wished that she could be with her.  I felt the pain of her absence that mom had to bear all these years, and started to cry.  I felt my grandmother’s presence again, and then she was gone.

rainy day

was that you

or just a rose

swaying

in the wind