I had to dig way back for these photos taken during a driving tour of Great Britain that I took my mother on in 1984 or 85. These shots were taken on the way to Beatrix Potter’s house. Idyllic countryside.
A Very English Scene
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Dewed Hibiscus
Thanksgiving Poem
Thanksgiving Poem
I confess my adoration of all you say and do,
and want to find a way to convey it here to you,
but ideal admiration cannot be sold or bought,
and sincere thanks is not delivered in a flowerpot.
And so I write this little poem, paltry in its length,
to show my gratitude for your kindness and your strength.
Prompt words today are thanks, confess, adoration, deliver, ideal and flowerpot.
Teenage Angst
Teenage Angst
High dudgeon is the proper mood of teenage revolution,
and their parents’ interference will not aid in its dilution.
Tactics that they utilize to make their children straight
do little to sort it out, and instead, agitate,
creating more rebellion. So, leave them to their snit.
By the time they’re twenty, they’ll grow out of it!
words today are dudgeon, interference, revolution, utilize, straight.
Bougainvillea: FOTD Nov 18
Aged Pink for City Sonnet
Hibiscus: FOTD, Nov 17, 2022
Every day, there are three or more new blooms on this hibiscus plant next to my gazebo, so I have to keep photographing them! Every day a bit different angle of sunlight and lens.
For Cee’s FOTD
Nativity
Nativity
He met her in a tavern and invited her to stroll
with him in the garden to escape the clack and roll
of the dice on gaming tables that made conversation hard,
so they went to view flamingos in the verdant tavern yard.
Their talk was convoluted, far above the usual yawn
of “polite” conversation as they strolled across the lawn.
She had been to Bali and he had been to Nome,
and so they toured these foreign places, going there to roam
beyond the borders of this garden and this tavern and this town,
and when they reached the meadow, this was where he laid her down,
thus beginning a long story that ended here with me,
of how my father met my mother and how I came to be.
Prompt words today are volute, happenstance, yawn, flamingo, tavern, roll. Image by Kristine Zanate on Unsplash
The Dandelion Forest
The Dandelion Forest
The dandelion forest is spooky deep inside,
so it’s not a perfect place for small creatures to hide,
but when a mouse comes creeping up to steal a single berry
from your breakfast cereal, he’ll put up with those scary
dandelion spirits who register the stress
of all the timid creatures who register distress
and quickly gobble up those fearful ones who enter.
He’ll weave around the edges, avoiding the dead center,
careful not to manifest any dread or fear,
so the dandelion goblins will not come very near.
I’m qualified to tell you this tale I verify
is the gospel truth, for I wouldn’t tell a lie.
That a stand of dandelions is a cause for care,
maybe isn’t obvious when you are way up there,
but before you question this tale of fear and vice,
remember that this tiny mouse is not afraid of mice!!!!
Prompt words are spooky, qualified, register, manifest, berry and dandelion. Mouse image by Ricky Kharawala on Unsplash, Dandelion by Judy. And, also for Cee’s FOTD.
I admit, this one is a stretch, but a person’s gotta try…..
Wildlife Close To Home
Snails can wreak havoc with flowers and leaves.
Please click on photos to enlarge.
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