While awaiting spring, we are having a flower show in the dining room It has been cold at night. Below freezing. Warm all day, but frost at night has confused the flowers. I believe the buds on the daffodils have… Read More ›
Challenges
TRUTHFUL TUESDAY ON WEDNESDAY
Truthful Tuesday: January 6th, 2021 Since I was going to answer this question anyway, this seemed like a good moment to jump in. We seem to be on the same track. This is an answer, but it’s also a story… Read More ›
#6WSP: GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Saturday 6 Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #68 – 12/12/2020 Don’t panic! – Douglas Adams: “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” On Planet-DADAMS, the guide flashed “DON’T PANIC.“ (NOTE: It’s really 7 words. I just couldn’t get it all the way down… Read More ›
#CBWC – BIRDS IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Birds It hasn’t been a great year for wandering around, taking pictures of dams and rivers. We did manage to get out and take some foliage shots, but mostly, it has been me and my cameras, taking photos of… Read More ›
THE WEEKLY SMILE
The Weekly Smile for the 7th of December, 2020 #weeklysmile I really have just one thing, but I can’t stop laughing when I look at it. Also, I want to point out that we watched the news tonight and no one… Read More ›
NATURE’S PATTERNS IN BLACK & WHITE
Birds and their patterns – Cee’s Black & White Challenge I am always amazed at the beautiful designs in the feathers of our local birds. It’s nice to get the front face of a bird, but often more interesting when… Read More ›
CONTROLLING LIFE – FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #88
Fandango’s Provocative Question #88 Coming from an abusive home, I learned very early how little control I had over my life. All kids have essentially no control because children have no rights and an abused child has even fewer rights. The… Read More ›
MUSIC AND LANGUAGE, PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #53 – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #53 I need to begin this by saying that I don’t think music IS a language. I agree that it is universal. It crosses over national and cultural borders. But it’s music, not a language. There are some… Read More ›
UNLESS YOU’RE A SERIAL NUMBER, CORRUPTION MATTERS – Marilyn Armstrong
The entire quote is from Paul Krugman of The New York Times: Why corruption matters. Hint: It’s not the money, it’s the incentives. When money corrupts the decision-makers, the decisions they make may ultimately have nothing to do with right… Read More ›
QUEST OR HIKE? – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Friday: HIKE So this is all about setting out on a quest. I’ll accept that life is a quest, but going for a hike — even as a group — is just exercise. Unless it happens you have Sauron’s… Read More ›
AN OUTGOING TIDE WITH AN UNDERTOW – Marilyn Armstrong
It has been a tough couple of weeks, which is weird because there isn’t any specific crisis going on. I’m trying to get a grip on all the seemingly small things that feel like they are crowding in on me… Read More ›
SPEAKING OF HOPE – Marilyn Armstrong
Much as I don’t like answering endless questions, I do like great quotes when I come across them. The problem with most quotes about “hope” is that they are treacly. Sweet and phony. Hope is not a solution. It’s a… Read More ›
