My journal of big words and pretty pictures
Too often man handles life as he does the bad weather. He whiles away the time as he waits for it to stop.” ~ Alfred Polgar If only we had the means to predict Life’s storms as we can Nature’s. A vision of what was coming, and how it was building into a maelstrom over … Continue reading Clearing skies
This wasn’t some passive summer zephyr. No gentle breezes to ruffle our beach blankets, and tease the canvas umbrella. It was a tempest moving quickly towards shore. A broken bar code of rain tumbled headlong across the horizon. Fishing boats struggled through the onslaught of boiling waves, rocking precariously upon the breakers. Frantic schools of … Continue reading Storm clouds
I’ve weathered maelstroms and hurricanes, earthquakes and dust devils. I’ve been adrift in a violent sea, spinning unanchored in a relentless vortex. The unfathomable waters infested with sea creatures born of nightmares and fear. I’ve been without a guiding light, without a life jacket. I’ve been lost and far from shelter. But I survived… I … Continue reading Bend to the wind
I want to be happy. That sort of blissful abandon that makes everyone around you sick of your annoying perkiness. It’s not that I’m ungrateful or unappreciative of what I have. I am unbelievably fortunate in so many ways, and I am truly thankful for that. But there are riptides of stress and worry roiling … Continue reading Hue are you
This week's photo hike is very special... I have a guest photographer. My daughter and I finally got out on the bayou for some kayaking, and I actually left my camera in the car - on purpose! The day started out fair, but after only 30 minutes on the water, a storm blew in. While … Continue reading Drifting
She kept the TV on just for the distraction of white noise while she prepared for her day. Leaning back from the wall of mirrors over her vanity where she left scuff marks of mascara on the glass, she squinted toward the television, laughing at the weather forecast. She didn’t need a Barbie Doll talking … Continue reading White hot sky
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