It doesn’t look so far from one side to the other from here…..But once across it sure does!Cee’s Which Way
It doesn’t look so far from one side to the other from here…..But once across it sure does!Cee’s Which Way
The Daily Prompt asks: Which subject in school did you find impossible to master? Did math give you hives? Did English make you scream? Do tell! Math. My brain is just not able to make any sense of it. I managed to learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide, but pretty much stopped there. […]
Jennifer Nichole Wells
The local Audubon Society was having a walk yesterday, so my husband and I decided to go along. Our guide led us along the trail of the nature center pointing out different plants and trees along the way, and stopping to identify the bird calls. and some feathers….this one from a Northern Flicker Here he pointed […]
Happy Mother’s Day to all my fellow bloggers who chose to become Mothers. This was my post last Mother’s Day, which I am posting again this year. My BFF and I both chose not to have children, and re dubbed Mother’s Day “Happy I’m Not A Mother Day” years ago. We both married in our […]
Daily Prompt: We all get jealous from time to time — what wakes the green-eyed monster for you? Definition: jeal·ous ˈjeləs/ adjective 1.feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages. “he grew jealous of her success” synonyms: envious, covetous, desirous; resentful, grudging, begrudging, green (with envy) I have to honestly say I am […]
One of the saddest kinds of alone, homeless on the streets of New York City When I worked in the city I came to know many of the homeless people standing on the streets as I walked to work. I often would make sandwiches and hand them out as I passed, asking for their names, allowing […]
Daily Prompt-Forgive and Forget Memory- the double edged sword-the blessing and a curse. The ability to remember people’s names and the details they share about their lives is a good thing. I have this ability- I remember faces and names and details about people. The other, darker side of having this ability is never being […]
Some men have faces quite suited for a beard, even though when reaching “a certain age” it can actually make them look older than they are. One of my friends has sported a beard for most of his life- here we are in 1978….. and in 2012 Nancy Merrill A Photo A Week Challenge-Beards
Pink is my favorite color My pink sparkly shoes A beautiful blossoming tree I saw today A quilt I made for a niece and the cast when I broke my elbow
Now that Spring seems to have arrived I have taken to walking outdoors early each morning. I head over to a local pond about one mile away. I walk around the pond listening to the sounds of the birds and ducks and whoever else is lurking within the brush. I did a double take when […]
Nature at its best- I find the intricacy of some flowers and leaves positively breathtakingWeekly Photo Challenge
On Sundays my husband and I like to take short day trips to visit different places in our area. Our area is rich in the history of the events during the Revolutionary War. After British forces were driven from Boston in March, 1776, General George Washington headed to New York City, where he arrived on […]
Jude at Travel Words says for the month of May she’s looking for benches at the beach I’m going to take a bit of liberty with the bench at the beach….as this rock became our bench
Daily Prompt: Fearful Symmetry -Pick a letter, any letter. Now, write a story, poem, or post in which every line starts with that letter. “Fearful Symmetry is a phrase from William Blake’s poem “The Tyger” Tyger, tyger, burning bright / In the forests of the night, / What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy […]
I came home from work today and just could not stand the thought of not spending some time outdoors soaking in the beauty of the late afternoon. I quickly changed and put on my sneakers and headed out. Here are some of the sights I took in.
It rises, and sets, and shines down upon us
Daily Prompt: The Full Moon. When the full moon happens, you turn into a person who’s the opposite of who you normally are. Describe this new you. “It must be a full moon,” is a phrase heard whenever crazy things happen. Many studies over the years have tried to find a statistical connection between the full moon and human […]
Daily Prompt: Menagerie – Do you have animals in your life? If yes, what do they mean to you? If no, why have you opted not to? My husband always wanted a dog- but was never allowed one as a child. We were married for 5 years when he started throwing around the idea of us […]
My step daughter at my wedding, and me at her wedding 13 years later Sunday Stills
Washington DC is famous for its Cherry Blossom Trees which people from all over travel to see when they are in bloom. Yesterday a friend told me about a park located in Newark, New Jersey that is noted for having the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States. The park contains 4,300 trees […]
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