They walked out of CVS together, cars impatiently waiting for them to make their way slowly through the crosswalk. I watched the struggle with empathy, silently imagining what their long history together might have entailed. They both approached the car and she slowly and carefully got in the passenger side. He opened the driver’s side […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow
August 2, 2013 1 Comment
Foreshadow: A warning or indication of a future event. The familiar sound of the reel shortly after my husbands bait hit the water, indicated that a fish would soon be in the boat and a little later, on my plate.
[Continue reading...]Deposits in our children
August 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
As I look back on the past 47 years of my life, I am convinced that of all of the lives I have touched, the biggest impact has been on my children. Knowing this, I contemplate the failures which sometimes seemed as plentiful as the successes. For this, I can promise, you will fail at […]
[Continue reading...]The ripple
July 30, 2013 7 Comments
When I took the picture of this duck, I caught myself looking at the ripples. It never ceases to amaze me how that if we let God’s creation teach us, it never fails. There is a lesson in every scene. As the duck paddled its legs beneath him, the water rippled out revealing motion. […]
[Continue reading...]Vultures of the human variety
July 24, 2013 2 Comments
Several times a week I walk, at least a 2 mile stretch, sometimes more. Today was my “lunch walk” so I only had 30 minutes and was determined to make it count. I was clipping along at a rapid pace, my body already on melt down alert from the blistering FL sun, when I smelled […]
[Continue reading...]Just a smile for you
July 23, 2013 2 Comments
I took this photo of some flowers I planted with my granddaughter for a butterfly garden. Our daily rains have encouraged lots of growth. When I found the quote, I couldn’t help myself, had to share. Hope you enjoy.
[Continue reading...]And she isn’t even gone
July 21, 2013 6 Comments
As the thunder rolls outside, it’s almost deafening, compared to the silence inside. There is a faint whisper from one of the televisions left on in another room. Other than that, there is nothing. Normally, I relish in the quiet but today it is different. Today I cannot seem to stop the agonizing silence from […]
[Continue reading...]Daily Prompt: There is no place like home
July 20, 2013 2 Comments
The challenge today was to write about this question. If you had the opportunity to live a nomadic life, traveling from place to place, would you do it? Do you need a home base? What makes a place “home” to you? Oh, home; the place where I find solace and comfort and familiarity and family. […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
July 19, 2013 6 Comments
When I thought about this challenge, to show photos depicting “fresh”, I remembered this outing I had with my daughter and her friend to the Knaus Berry Farm in Homestead, FL. We were able to score some fresh strawberries!
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Long walks and dark chocolate 