Pitcher plants, carnivorous flora that despite its outward beauty, has a hidden homicidal nature. They tempt their prey with sweet nectar, only to drown them in that loveliness and consume them. Like these man-eaters, there are people in our lives, pulling us in with their saccharine words, their sweet but deadly nature. Devouring us when … Continue reading Dangerous sweetness
Something’s a little off…
When I head out on my weekly photo hikes, until I decide where I'm headed, I have no idea what I want to take photos of that day. Sometimes I just start driving and make it up as I go. Once I have a destination in mind, I can begin making my mental 'to-do' list … Continue reading Something’s a little off…
More chicken
Why did the chicken Cross the road and pitch a tent For free waffle fries * Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL. This week a refugee camp set up along side the parking lot of a newly hatched Chick-fil-a restaurant in town. Rumor was that when the restaurant officially opened for business, the … Continue reading More chicken
Oblivion
The longer I stay here, the less I remember about my other life. Sadly that includes my children, the loves of my life. I also remember the pain less. I’m free from the restrictions the disease causes. I can walk, I can feel, I can simply be. The very air smells sweeter, the stars brighter, … Continue reading Oblivion
My house, my rules
In the four years that I have been blogging. Writing sometimes personal stories then publishing them on the Internet for all the world to see, I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve had very few trolls. I did have a plagiarizer, the same person twice, but that’s another sort of tale. When the first personal attack … Continue reading My house, my rules
Knocking down sand castles
“I should have taken ‘before’ pictures.” That was my first thought when I finally had a chance to witness the extent of the destruction. My second thought was, “Well, shit!” Of course foresight being what it is, I had no way of knowing there would ever be an ‘after’ moment and a need, a fervent … Continue reading Knocking down sand castles
Thin spiral notebook 