I was in Oklahoma last week, and stayed in my ‘go to’ place: Robbers Cave State Park, located in the southeastern part of the state, not far from the Arkansas/Oklahoma state line. My grandfather was one of the early day settlers in the town just 5 miles from the park, coming to Indian Territory as… Continue reading Robbers Cave State Park
If you are going to change things, find someone who knows how to help you, and affix them permanently to your side. Or you can live in darkness wandering around the forest biting your nails, yelling to the heavens, gritting your teeth, and succumbing to desperate pleas to your computer that pays no attention to… Continue reading The Dangers of Change
I’ve been without internet, wifi, phone service, emails, and my sense of peace for more than 10 days, and have lost my mind. But alas, I have finally found a solution and am back, a bit worse for wear, but ever determined. So, decided I would search through archives to find a flower picture that… Continue reading FOTD In Pink
I discovered these windows in the center of a small Texas town recently, and couldn’t resist the pictures. I found them simply sweet. I’m sharing them for the Monday Windows Photo Challenge at https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2021/04/12/macro-monday-87/. Check in to see other Macro Monday windows.
Pink is the color of the month for April for Travel Talk’s Life In Color. See more pictures in pink at https://traveltalk.me.uk/2021/04/11/life-in-colour-9/.
My contribution to the Weekly Prompt. Check out more at https://weeklyprompts.com/2021/03/27/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-frightful/ Frightful! Some days a look in the mirror at 6 a.m. Is the most frightful thing I can tolerate. Hair sticking out. Mouth dry and smelly. Wrinkles exposed. Eyelids heavy. A perfect picture of reality staring right at me. But wait, it’s not me… Continue reading Frightful
Found this picture in my archives and it brightened my day. See more Flowers of the Day at https://ceenphotography.com/2021/03/27/fotd-march-28-where-are-the-flowers-going/
Wisdom has been an elusive destination for me. In my youthful ignorance, I assumed I would be wise when I reached 30. When I was 20 I knew I didn’t know a lot, but by the time I reached the elderly age of 30 I would know what wise people knew. That birthday dawned, and… Continue reading Finding Wisdom
Nature provides a plethora of greens in each leaf, teasing my eyes to capture them all. See more March green photos at https://traveltalk.me.uk/2021/03/25/life-in-colour-12/. Can you describe all the colors of green? Greens are highlighted when paired with flowering blooms.
Today I’m celebrating 79 years on this earthly ground, Decades filled with highs, lows, and nondescripts, Some remembered, most forgotten. Cakes, parties, aloneness, Baloney, crackers, kool-aid and beer All added to my becoming. I toast the past, the lessons learned But I’ll cut classes for the next 79.
