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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique – Bright As Sunshine

This sunflower was standing by itself on a busy road in a parking lot. Growing on a tiny piece of dirt by the foot of the restaurant's sign. Just a single sunflower, alone, surrounded by cars and asphalt. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique (frenchtwistedwoman.com) Weekly Photo Challenge - Unique (suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique – Bright As Sunshine

A MOUNTAINSIDE SUMMER BY EMILY DICKINSON

New England has a pretty big collection of native poets, of which Emily Dickenson was one. This poem so reminded me of this valley, with its hill and valleys and the mist over of the river. A good poem for summertime.  

MORNING … IS IT?

"Garry? Hello?" "What?!" His voice is muffled, irritable, half asleep. "Did you put the dogs out?" The body in the bed makes annoyed face, groans, starts to get up. "Forget it. I'll do it." I do it. And I clean up the pee at the bottom of the stairs because the dogs hate rain. Snow? Sleet? … Continue reading MORNING … IS IT?

OLD NUMBER 2 – THE FIRE TRUCK WHO SERVED

PORTRAIT OF A RETIRED FIRE TRUCK Old Number 2 was one of the long-serving fire trucks in our town. Almost 20 years ago, she was replaced, but no one could bear to scrap her, so she was put out to pasture ... literally. Her rusting hulk stands in the empty field across from the post office -- … Continue reading OLD NUMBER 2 – THE FIRE TRUCK WHO SERVED

NO COMING BACK

"What do you mean, you're fracking here! In the valley? Why?" I asked. I was horrified. Ever since "fracking" became the latest, greatest trend in assaulting the earth, I have been sure it was going to do serious harm. How can anyone believe drilling through earth's bedrock is okay? Could be safe or sane? What about hidden, previously dormant fault … Continue reading NO COMING BACK

OPEN THE DOOR … AND COME ON IN

It's my favorite Judy Collins song. Not because it's her best ever, though it's very good, but because I was in a very bad place when the song came out and it comforted me. I listened to it and along with some good friends and time, emerged into life again. When we went to see … Continue reading OPEN THE DOOR … AND COME ON IN

STRUGGLING WITH THE FORCES OF DARKNESS

We are in the midst of what feels like a life-and-death struggle to survive an alien invasion. Today marks the ninth day of the siege. It feels longer. Anyone who has ever been seriously ill, or recuperating from major surgery, knows the feeling. The early worst agony passes. You're too sick to do anything much, but well enough … Continue reading STRUGGLING WITH THE FORCES OF DARKNESS

THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY … UPDATED!

Yesterday, I realized we can't spend the summer locked in our house with doors and windows sealed. The invasion, now an official worst in living memory gypsy moth attack in the Uxbridge-Whitinsville area, has made it onto all the local network affiliates. This is likely to force the town to figure out how to prevent this … Continue reading THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY … UPDATED!

UNDERSTANDING YOUR PINGBACKS

Our pingbacks needed a vacation. They were overworked. Tired. Fed up. Weary of being used and never rewarded for their important role in keeping the lines of communications open. The pingbacks went walkabout. On strike. Gone away. I understand. If I were a pingback, I'd take vacations too. But you are back now. Please tell your friends, the reblogs, to … Continue reading UNDERSTANDING YOUR PINGBACKS

PURE AS CLEAR WATER

I don't usually put up multiple posts, but there are so many different way to look at "pure" as a visual concept. So here's one for today and there will be another tomorrow. Putting aside the current gypsy moth invasion which is putting a serious crimp in our lives, this would have been a great … Continue reading PURE AS CLEAR WATER