My journal of big words and pretty pictures
I instinctively ducked away from the hand reaching toward me from the center of the jungle gym, and gracelessly face-planted on a t-joint of hard metal. Sitting in the dirt, I ran my tongue over my fractured front tooth, tasting the iron tang of blood where my incisors cut through my lip. I spit out … Continue reading Monkey in the middle
One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind.” ~ Dorothea Lange
“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.” ~ Chinese Proverb
For the past several weeks, it's been raining a lot where I live, and the resulting clouds have made for some very dramatic skies. Whenever the sunrise or sunset is especially colorful, I automatically recite the ancient mariner's proverb: Red sky at night, sailor's delight Red sky in morning, sailor take warning That in turn … Continue reading Sailor sky
Patches of sky seep in Filtered through sun-hungry leaves Showering bits of brilliance into the gloom Kaleidoscope patterns dance in the shadows Bringing light to the darkness *Photo venue: Short Springs State Natural Area, Tullahoma, TN
I have flapped and floundered in quicksand of uncertainty Unable to find my footing, slipping from solid ground Longing to take flight, to reach impossible heights My own fears and insecurity pulled me down Keeping me tethered by a tenuous cord The slightest tug, the merest effort would yield my freedom This trap, a prison … Continue reading Impossible heights
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