Quiet Moments
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Coronavirus Reflections
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Coronavirus Reflections
Thus cloistered, I grow pensive. What shall I think of next?
Would thinking of the past or future render me less vexed?
My wild garden beckons. The dogs cavort and bicker.
Hummingbird wings vibrate. The swallowtails all flicker
here and there between the flowers each side of the path.
The small dog rolls and scratches. Perhaps he needs a bath.
As I inflict myself upon this wild abandoned scene,
will I disturb them here with my laptop and magazine?
If I lie very still they will barely know I’m here.
The dogs will settle all too soon and shift to lower gear.
Yesterday soon vanishes. Tomorrow goes unplanned.
Only the present holds me. Past and future go unmanned.
Word prompts today are cloistered, pensive, flicker, inflict and wild.
Mystery Flower, FOTD June 20, 2020
I just glanced at this flower growing in the pot where normally kalanchoe grow and went in to get my camera. It was only while I was transferring it into my photos that I realized those were definitely not kalanchoe leaves. I have no idea what it is or how it got there. Either I bought something I didn’t know the name of or it is a volunteer brought in by another plant. At any rate, it is thriving there and the kalanchoes all seem to be gone, so I will enjoy it as a mystery unless some kind soul tells me what it is. This entire bunch is about 2 1/4 inches across. Happy Solstice!
For Cee’s FOTD
Leaked Excerpts from Bolton’s Book/Stephen Colbert
Trump’s Bone Spurs Act Up At West Point.
You’ve probably all seen these Stephen Colbert episodes, but just in case, I’m making it easy to do so. I heard Alice Walker speak at the beginning of Trump’s reign and she gave us ten ways to survive the Trump years. The last one was to get all of your political news from comedians. These are great examples.One more coming up.
How to Avoid Spreading Fake News
This is a great primer on how to check out information before sharing it. It starts out talking about a program to teach kids how to do so but then goes on to give great advice on where to go to check out stories before we repost them. We all need to learn how to do this. It includes easy ways to check out what the real source is of a story, how to learn which sites are just impersonating valid news sites, how to use reverse Google photo searches and a list of the four best sites to go to to fact check: Snopes, factcheck.com and politifact–as well as Wikipedia to check out background information before using one of the other sites. This video is a bit long but contains really valuable information all in one spot. Take notes and tape them to your desk or device. Help stop fake news and propaganda in its tracks!!!
Pull Up A Seat
For the Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge.
Close Neighbors
Cloud Studies
After an overcast period, the sun came out a bit and the sky suddenly became vibrant.
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“Add An Element of Nature”
The little headdress is composed of the feathers of birds that my cats have regrettably brought to me as offerings. This little shrine honors their too-brief lives and reminds me to be prompt in my feedings.
Bowl
Pasiano and I are trying to add more elements of nature to the empty lot next to us. We’ll add more once I get it fenced off from marauding cows!!
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For this prompt of Cee’s: https://ceenphotography.com/2020/06/17/on-the-hunt-for-joy-challenge-week-24-add-an-element-of-nature/
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 