Oscar Wilde | At Verona
AT VERONA by Oscar Wilde HOW steep the stairs within Kings’ houses are For exile-wearied feet as mine to tread, And O how salt and bitter is the bread Which falls from this Hound’s table,–better far That I had died in the red ways of war, Or that the gate of Florence bare my head, Than to live thus, by all things comraded Which seek … Continue reading Oscar Wilde | At Verona
Rising Out of the Mist of Yesterday
I was recently wondering, and not for the first time, where I would be now if I had not met Tim. Back on that Thursday, October 3rd of 2008, what would be different now? At the time I was a sad, lonely cat and wondering which way to turn. I did not like what I was doing any longer, much as I LOVED the people … Continue reading Rising Out of the Mist of Yesterday
These Shoes Were Made for Me
I love them. I remember when I walked into the store and found them, sitting there on the shelf, whispering “take me home“. I couldn’t resist. I wore them to work a couple of days ago and I had not wore them in years (not much call for funky cork wedge shoes in the bush). It felt FANTASTIC walking around in them, not the least … Continue reading These Shoes Were Made for Me
Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus
This Church is our local Presbyterian. The corner stone was laid in 1889 and the first service was held that December. These photos are taken approximately a mile apart. One from the meadow I walk in and where I took the Carefree Doggy shots, and the other from the community trail from the other side. Inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus
Blue Moon
in the rare moon light that blue reflection of me is just a shadow …inspired by Daily Prompt: The Full Moon Continue reading Blue Moon
Carefree Doggy
I don’t often let Irish off leash, since she has proven in the past to be rather deaf when I call her back. I took a chance yesterday, and she has learned to listen…plus she LOVES this spot and I know that soon enough we’ll be in the city and she won’t have access to such a beautiful and secluded spot. It’s a huge open … Continue reading Carefree Doggy
Poets on Sunday | Langston Hughes
IN TIME OF SILVER RAIN by Langston Hughes In time of silver rain The earth puts forth new life again, Green grasses grow And flowers lift their heads, And over all the plain The wonder spreads Of Life, Of Life, Of life! In time of silver rain The butterflies lift silken wings To catch a rainbow cry, And trees put forth new leaves to sing … Continue reading Poets on Sunday | Langston Hughes
Meanderings of August
I walk past this farm on my short block walk. The family who owns it have farmed here for decades. It now sits at the edge of a new subdivision, and so I very much enjoy this part of the walk, as it offers a small glimpse into this villages past. A secret little grove in the trees – the red bits you see are … Continue reading Meanderings of August
Grief, and then … Self-pity?
There is a place, I’ve read, where grief becomes something else. A writer I read from The Huffington Post called it “self-pity”. The “oh poor me, look how sad I am”…and she’s right, you do. Some for an hour, some for days, others for years and years…but we all do. It is an aspect of grief no one really talks about. My Mom and I … Continue reading Grief, and then … Self-pity?
The Call of August
Summer called me, psst it said; and so on the trail, August refreshed me. Continue reading The Call of August
The Pub Shaman
This is a story I have wanted to tell, but I’ve never known quite how. There is an element to it that makes me, pause. I keep coming back to something one of my favourite authors, Charles Delint, talks a lot in his books about their being a collective sense of what we’ve chosen to make our reality. Anything that deviates from that and we … Continue reading The Pub Shaman
In case there was ANY doubt
Yes, indeed, cute as the wee frackers are, I do not particularly care for Guinea Pigs. It’s not their fault they don’t sell Guinea Pig food in corner stores. However, I quite awhile ago decided that any animal that requires nourishment not easily bought at a corner store, if in a pinch, is just not going to make it with this chick. And, of course … Continue reading In case there was ANY doubt
Words & Images
Since about 3 months into this blog, I’ve been trying to separate words from my images. I started posting photos, and after a while I realized that I was getting most of my hits from my photos…but of course, that wasn’t what I wanted. I wanted hits on my words. How arrogant is that? Not to say that EVERY photo I post everyone loves, far … Continue reading Words & Images
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